things Celtic will be celebrated as the out the day. In addition, massed
and perform, music is shared and
ideas are exchanged,” said Clark. “We cultures of the Scottish and Irish are bands will perform Saturday at 12:30
warmly embraced, with plenty of em- p.m. as part of the festival’s “opening
really want to encourage people to
Combining fabulous food with great attend the opening kickoff party. This phasis put on the sharing of cultural ceremonies” and then entertain atCeltic music will result in a grand cel- is the second year we are doing that
history as well as athletic competition tendees again with “closing ceremoebration when unique cultures come and it really is going to be a fabulous and dancing demonstrations. There
nies” slated to commence at 5 p.m.
together next week for the annual
will also be vendors selling various
way to get things started with some
Over a dozen kilt-clad athletes will
Jamestown Regional Celtic Festival in great music and food and beverages
arts and crafts and spirited discusparticipate in the Scottish Heavy
the Village of Mayville.
will be available. Last year’s party was sions taking place in the beer and
Athletics Competition. Various feats
Scheduled to take place on Friday,
a great success so we want to capture wine garden.
of strength will be tested in events
August 24 and Saturday, August 25 in that again this year.”
that include a 25-pound open throw
Events on August 25 will begin at 9
Mayville Lakeside Park, the seventh
Live musical entertainment remains a.m. and nine different pipe bands
annual Jamestown Regional Celtic
are scheduled to perform throughthe centerpiece of the festival as all
Continued on page 15
Festival will also feature the “Gathering of the Clans” as the celebration
will see bagpipe bands and Celtic
dancers join forces to entertain the
general public and express their cultures to all attendees of the two-day
party.
Of particular interest this year is
the opening kickoff party on August 24. Activities are slated to take
place from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. and will
include live Celtic music by “Mary’s
Lane,” a unique musical group from
Cleveland, Ohio.
Doug Clark, a member of the 96th
Highlanders Pipes & Drums based
out of Jamestown and one of the
event organizers, said the festival is
one of the largest to take place each
summer in Western New York and is
one of only a handful of such festivals
to be celebrated within a 100-mile
radius of Chautauqua County.
“It is an outstanding couple of days
The 96th Highlanders of Jamestown are one of nine pipe bands performing at the Jamestown Regional
Celtic Festival on Aug. 24-25 in Mayville.
where bands come in from all over
By Daniel Meyer

Star Contributing Writer

The Flying Fortress
My ride on the wings of History

By Scott Wise
Star Copy Editor

While I don’t have a ‘bucket list’ per
se (a list of things I want to do or see
before I ‘kick the bucket’), I recently
had an opportunity to take part in a
truly amazing experience.
When I was a kid, airplanes fascinated me. We’d go to all the local air
shows and fly-in breakfasts, and I
even got the chance to fly a singleengine Cessna plane. I remember one
year heading to the Niagara Falls Air
Reserve Base and seeing the ‘Blue Angels,’ soon after buying a poster that
hung in my room throughout most of
my youth.
As I’ve grown older, I’ve come to have
an appreciation and honor for American history and nationalism. This
passion is fueled by a desire to glean
from the wisdom of those around me
who far exceed me in experience and
age.
So, when Hunter Chaney of The Collings Foundation asked me if I was
interested in taking a flight in a B-17
‘Flying Fortress,’ you can imagine
my excitement. I was hesitant at first,
knowing that the rides were reserved
primarily for World War Two veterans. I did not want to take the spot of
anyone who had served during such a
tumultuous time in our nation’s past.
Thankfully, there were two seats available for me- so I called my dad and
said, “we’re going for a ride!”
On Friday, August 10, we arrived at
the Chautauqua County Airport in
Jamestown. We shuttled down with
a crew of strangers in a minivan, but
got to know each one’s history on the
way down. An Army Green Beret

and a Marine handled the driving
and navigation, while I listened with
eager ears to their stories. My dad,
who served in the US Air Force for
eight years, swapped stories of bomb
storage and relocation, marriage and
moving and everything else the military meant to him.
These men and women who gave
time and parts of their lives to serve
their country are often quiet heroes.
You don’t hear them boast or mention
it much, but when they do it’s an opportunity to sit back and learn.
We could see the B-24 Liberator and
the B-17 Flying Fortress before we
got to the Willoughby, Ohio airport,
humbly parked in staggeringly large
beauty near the hangar. Their very
presence commanded honor and dignity, and it brought chills to my heart. Two World War II vets conveying the trip to each other during the
Upon arriving, we walked up to them landing.
with the stride and excitement of a
young child on Christmas morning. You can look at pictures of these
behemoths but never really understand what it’s like until seeing one in
person.
Take-off was supposed to happen
fairly soon, but a storm was taking
the very path we would be back to

“We could see the
B-24 Liberator and
the B-17 ‘Flying
Fortress’… Their
very presence
commanded honor
and dignity.”

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Jamestown, and so we had to wait it
out for clearer skies. No worries, it
gave us more time to tour the planes
and really see them from the inside

out.
Once the all-clear was given, it was
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Don Lang dips the rear wheels of his bike in the Paciﬁc Ocean in San Diego, Calif., just
prior to the start of his cross-country bike ride. Lang will give a multimedia presentation
featuring photos he took along the way and tales of the various people he met and places
he saw at the 1891 Fredonia Opera House on Fri., Aug. 17, at 7 p.m. Admission is by

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When former Music Professor
Don Lang announced his retirement from SUNY Fredonia
more than a year ago, friends,
and especially students, kept
asking him what he was going
to do once he retired. What
he did was a cross-country
bike ride, from San Diego,
Calif., to Fredonia.
Lang will give a multimedia
presentation chronicling his
ride on Fri., Aug. 17, at 7 p.m.
at the 1891 Fredonia Opera
House. Admission is by goodwill donation to benefit the
Opera House.
Lang has no idea where the
thought came from, but one
morning in the fall of 2010,
fresh into his retirement, he
awoke with the decision to
buy a good touring bicycle,
then ride it around Chautauqua County for most of the
Fall. If he found that he enjoyed that, the plan was to
ride the bike to and from the
west coast of the U.S. in spring
2011.

After consulting with the Fredonia area’s own biking guru,
Rich Goodman, Lang learned
that it would be better to
ship the bike first to the west
coast, then fly out to meet it
there and ride it home, with
the chance that the prevailing
winds from west to east would
support him most of the wayWRONG!
He shipped the bike to San
Diego in early March, and
flew out on March 30 to begin
the trip. It took him only 54
days to complete the ride.
Along the way, he met many
good and hospitable people,
and some not-so-good nor
hospitable people ... it was
the latter that proved fodder
for the most interesting and
humorous stories.
Once Land decided to undertake this adventure, he gave
serious thought to who else
might be able to benefit from
the experience. After getting
good advice from friends, he
decided to use the trip to raise
money for the Roswell Park
Cancer Institute. Through
per-mile pledges and donation

collections along the way, he
raised more than $7,000 from
the trip, all of which benefitted
Roswell.
This presentation at the Opera
House will be the culmination of Lang’s adventure and
will feature photos he took
along the way and tales of
the various people he met and
places he saw. While he did
some blogging on Facebook
during the trip, this will be
the only telling of the “whole”
story of his journey. And in
keeping in the spirit of giving that characterized Lang’s
ride, admission is by goodwill
donation to benefit the Opera
House.
Chautauqua County’s only
performing arts center presenting its own programming
year-round, the 1891 Fredonia
Opera House is a membersupported not-for-profit
organization located in Village
Hall in downtown Fredonia.
A complete schedule of events
is available at www.fredopera.org.

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something very important to
him.
“Displaying my art has always
“My artwork are always sniprepresented the ﬁnished piece for
pets,” said Mitchener. “While
me,” said Mitchener. “You can draw each one can stand alone,
they have a recurring theme
and produce artwork and have it
in that they’re all faith based.
sitting around your house, but the
It’s usually a flash I get. I’ll see
something in my head, and
one thing I’ve discovered about
showing art is that’s when the piece later I’ll try to reproduce it.
Some of these were inspired
feels done. When people receive it
during sermons at my church.”
and it’s done what it’s supposed to
Currently Mitchener has
do.”
seven pieces in the show. He
plans on adding some more
throughout the month, and
aside from one intended for
Rothleder they’re all for sale.
can draw and produce artwork supposed to do.”
Prices range from $25-$75.
and havea it sitting around
While all of Mitchener’s drawyour house, but the one thing ings on display at Ryder’s Cup Interested collectors can speak
with Rothleder at Ryder’s Cup
I’ve discovered about showare done with in same meing art is that’s when the piece dium, the only theme linking to purchase one.
feels done. When people
them together is the underlyreceive it and it’s done what it’s ing message of Christian faithstrictly that of local artists.
For August, the work of Jamestown resident Jeff Mitchener
Chautauqua County has
will be displayed in Ryder’s
never found itself lacking in
Cup. Mitchener has worked
terms of the arts. Plenty of
organizations and businesses hard to present a body of art
from the state line up through that showcases both his talents
and ideals.
Irving have found time and
finances to promote the arts
“I’ve been drawing since I
in whatever ways they could,
was knee-high to a duck,”
recognizing the importance
Mitchner chuckled. “I’ve been
of promoting creativity and
drawing all my life, ever since
harnessing the talent in our
I can remember. I got really
little home.
interested in it when I was
about twelve, though. I started
One such business is Ryder’s
drawing architecturally. ArchiCup Coffee, located at 28
tecture was my first love in art,
Chautauqua Ave. in Lakeand I really focused on that.”
wood. Ryder’s Cup, featured
a few weeks ago in a Flavor of Much of what he learned in
the Week spotlight, is a quaint those early years has dictated
little coffee shop owned by lo- his style as he grew as an artcal resident Joyce Rothleder
ist. Also influential was his admiration of political cartoons
As in any coffee shop, she
displays art on the walls of her and the style they used.
shop to encourage an original “My style definitely developed
atmosphere. What’s distincfrom an interest in political
tive for Rothleder, however, is cartooning,” said Mitchener.
that the art that she displays is
By Scott Wise
Star Copy Editor

“I was heavily influenced by
Dr. Seuss, who was originally
a political cartoonist, and Shel
Silverstein. My stuff developed
a whimsical quality. There’re
really no straight lines and
the buildings aren’t structurally accurate. It’s more about
the portrayal of things. I
want them to look skewed to
produce a specific emotion or
feeling.”
In addition to his talents as
an artist with a pencil, you
can’t help but notice the detail
and excellence that goes in to
the framing of his work. But,
Mitchener didn’t have to hire
out for it.
“I do all the framing myself,”
he said. Mitchener, who used
to own a frame shop in Lakewood, still has a room at his
home he devotes to framing
his own work.
“Displaying my art has always
represented the finished piece
for me,” said Mitchener. “You

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County Historical Society,
Lawson Boating Center
Host Presentation Aug. 21
delivered by David S. Lawson,
Jr. A tour of the facility will
be given afterward. The event
will take place on Tuesday,
Aug. 21 from 6 to 7 p.m. and is
free and open to members of
the historical society and the
general public.
About the Lawson Boating
Heritage Center: The Lawson
Boating Heritage Center on
Chautauqua Lake is an IRS
Section (501)(c)(3), not-forprofit, organization formed
of officers and trustees whose
passion is preserving, displaying, and presenting as much
of Chautauqua boating history
as possible: both its artifacts
and it’s singular milieu. The
facility is open to the public on
Fridays from 5 to 7 p.m., Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
and Sundays from 1 to 5 p.m.
For additional information,
contact www.lawsoncenter.org
or call 386-3355.
About the Chautauqua
County Historical Society: The Chautauqua
County Historical Society
was established in 1883 and
is the oldest historical society in Chautauqua County.
Since 1951, the organization has been based out of
the historic McClurg Mansion (built in 1818) in
Westfield, N.Y. Annual
Membership rates start at
just $20. All members are
given free access to the
museum year-round and a
subscription to the quarterly “Time Lines” newsletter.
For more information, visit
www.mcclurgmuseum.org
or call 716-326-2977.

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Chautauqua County’s oldest organization dedicated to
preserving local history will
be teaming up with the area’s
newest local history organization later this month. The
Chautauqua County Historical
Society will continue its 2012
programming series on Tuesday, Aug. 21 with a presentation and facility tour at the
Lawson Boating Heritage
Center, located on Chautauqua Lake at 73 Lakeside Dr.,
Bemus Point.
Since its founding in 1918 by
David Lawson, Sr., the former
Lawson Boat and Engine
Company - later renamed
L-S Aero Marine - has been
associated with boating on
Chautauqua Lake. The Bemus
Point business was known
throughout the Chautauqua
Lake region for servicing, storing, building and selling boats
at their facility.
In January 2010, David Lawson Jr. donated the property to
a group of interested businessmen and residents who, along
with Lawson, wanted to create
a unique museum on the
site to preserve, display and
highlight as much of Chautauqua Lake boating history
as possible. In May 2012, the
renovated facility opened its
doors to the public.
“The Lawson Boating Heritage
Center has received enthusiastic response from the Village
of Bemus Point and the entire
Chautauqua County area since
our grand opening on May 19,”
explains William Locke, who
serves as a trustee with the
Lawson Center. “Attendance
during the weekends has been
excellent, with many visitors
purchasing Lawson Center
memberships and giving support through donations.”
In an effort to help promote
the boat center and the history
of boating on Chautauqua
Lake, the Chautauqua County
Historical Society is inviting
the public to attend a presentation on the facility, to be

Chautauqua County Employees Kick-Off 2012
United Way Campaign
they can play an essential
role with our United Way
Red Cross
partners,” said Greg Edwards,
Chautauqua County joined
County Executive. “People
the United Way Campaign as will notice that our approach
Pacesetters for 2012. Last year, is much different this year as
these employees pledged more we try to energize our whole
than $22,000 to programs
team.”
serving children, families and David Fagerstrom, President
senior citizens living across
of CSEA Local 807 Unit
the county. Activities are
6300 said, “Our members are
planned to reach employees
always very generous when
working in all departments
it comes to United Way and
and locations in late August
we’re happy to lend our supand early September.
port to this worthy effort.”
“We are very excited to have
For more information on the
Chautauqua County employ- United Ways of Northern and
ees join the Pacesetter portion Southern Chautauqua County,
of our campaign,” said Bill
check out their websites at
Tucker, Public Service Team
www.unitedwayncc.org or
Co-Chair. “As one of the
www.uwayscc.org.
largest employers, they are
positioned to really help get
things off on the right foot.”
“Our focus this year is helping
all co-workers recognize how
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Pictured from left to right: Bill Tucker, Public Service Team
Co-Chair; David Fagerstrom, President of CSEA Local 807
Unit 6300; Greg Edwards, County Executive; Tory Irgang,
United Way of Southern Chautauqua County; Joe Porpiglia,
Director of Human Resources; Absent - Deborah Tederous,
United Way of Northern Chautauqua County.

The Labyrinth Press Company Celebrates
5-Year Anniversary
amongst historic downtown Jamestown rowhouses
and provides an experience in
and of itself. Its 100% vegetarian menu is hearty, designed
to fill you up, and maybe
even give you a little energy.
Making nearly everything
from scratch using the freshest ingredients of the highest
quality, the entire menu is free
of any artificial chemicals,
sweeteners or preservatives.
In every case possible, the
Labyrinth chooses organic
and local ingredients, with
its signature bold-flavored,
organic coffee topping the list.
Mayor Sam Teresi took the
opportunity to offer his
congratulations to James as
well. ìJeff James deserves to be
very proud for reaching this
anniversary milestone. The
first five years in business is
perhaps the most challenging
stretch for any business owner
to endure. Jeff James has not
only risen to the challenge,
he has exceeded expectations

ranging from classic American to multicultural cuisine.
�We are excited to mark our
Jeff James, owner of The
5-year
anniversary in business
Labyrinth Press Company, anthis
summer,
” said James. �It�s
nounced the downtown Jamemy
hope
to
continue
to make
stown coffeehouse and restauthis
spot
a
welcoming
place
rantís 5-year anniversary this
where people from all walks
summer. Located at 12 East
of life can enjoy appetizing,
Fourth Street in Jamestown,
the Labyrinth has grown from healthy food. We work very
a small coffeehouse into a full- hard to deliver great quality
scale restaurant with breakfast, and a unique dining experience in downtown Jamelunch, and dinner selections.
stown.”
The extensive menu features
The Labyrinth began in 2007
a unique array of hearty,
all-natural vegetarian options as a coffee house, vegetarian restaurant, all-ages music
venue, and art gallery to help
grow the fertile arts community that exists in downtown
Jamestown. Since that time,
the Labyrinth has achieved
a successful balance between
a fiercely loyal customer base
and an entrepreneurial ability
to adapt to ever-changing
market demands.
Located at 12 East Fourth
Street, this architecturally unique location is tucked
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by already becoming, without
doubt, one of most wellregarded establishments in our
great city. The Labyrinth represents a critical piece of our
strong and vibrant downtown.î
The Labyrinth is open seven
days a week, serving breakfast, lunch and dinner, with a
special menu for brunch on
the weekends. The hours are
as follows: Monday-Friday 7
a.m. to 9 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m.
to 9 p.m.; and Sunday 9 a.m.
to 2 p.m. James encourages
patrons to call or text ahead if
they would like their food in a
hurry at 716-708-2471.
To celebrate the 5-year anniversary, the Labyrinth will be
offering customers big savings
with weekly discount specials.
Anyone interested in receiving
online weekly updates about
the Labyrinthís future specials
and events, may sign-up on
the Labyrinthís website at:
Labpressco.com.

thunderstorm; not as warm toward Ripley and Sherman. Partly sunny and pleasant
Saturday. Intervals of clouds and sunshine Sunday with a shower or thunderstorm
possible. Cloudy spells Monday with a shower possible.

Fredonia
74/53

Thundershower

SUNDAY

Chautauqua County: Mostly cloudy Friday with a couple of showers and a

In the time before sin entered
the world, mankind had a
perfect understanding of the
realm of God. But after sin,
mankind became subject to
only the knowledge that our 5
senses reveal to us. Basically,
we became blind to the things
of God. God had to give us
His written Word to unveil
His realm to humanity again.
He had to give us a portal or a
window to see behind the veil.
That is what the Bible is: It is a
window that looks between the
realm of man and the realm
of God. For example, when
you go to church you naturally
walk into a building, sit in a
seat, sing some songs, and
listen to a message. But what is

going on behind the veil? God
intended for us to worship
with a reverence that is driven
by knowledge of what we cannot see. Let’s go to the Bible
and look into God’s realm.
In Revelation chapter 1, John
the Apostle is given a vision
concerning the things to come.
While seeing this vision, he is
given some remarkable details
about what is actually going
on in the midst of the church.
Revelation 1:10 says, “I (John)
was in the Spirit…and heard
behind me a great voice…”
God is letting us know that He
is now letting us see beyond
the veil of this natural world.
God is allowing us to use
John’s eyes for this vision.

Verse 12 says, “And I turned to
see the voice that spoke with
me. And being turned I saw
seven golden candlesticks.”
What would you expect to see
if you turned to see a voice?
You would expect to see a
person. John saw candlesticks.
What does that mean?
Revelation 1:20 interprets the
meaning of the candlesticks
for us. It tells us that the
candlesticks represent “seven
churches.” The seven candlesticks represent the complete
light of the Born Again Church
of Jesus Christ. It’s speaking
of all the gathered Christians
in the world. So think about
it: John turned to see the
voice of God and he saw THE

CHURCH. Verse 13 says that
John also saw “One like the
Son of man” in the midst of
the candlesticks. John saw the
voice of Christ shouting from
the center of the Church. Fact:
The Church is the megaphone
of God in the earth. You cannot distinguish God’s voice in
your personal life without first
hearing His voice from the
midst of the church. Church
is where you fellowship with
God’s voice. We are not there
to fulfill an attendance policy:
We are there to be corrected,
led, encouraged, and taught
by God’s voice. This is what it
means to attend church with
skill.
Many believers are attend-

ing church when they should
be the church. Typically, we
think by being in church we’ve
done something good. No!
We should be good at going to
church. We should be skillful
in recognizing what’s really
trying to be accomplished. The
Lord is steering the church
with His voice and we should
be correctable and teachable.
If you attend and are not corrected then you are not being
the church. If you attend with
a teachable heart willing to
make changes then God can
accomplish His work on the
earth. That’s attending church
with skill.

the church and Israel are two
different things (1 Corinthians
10:32).
Another view is that the Rapture occurs before the Tribulation (Pre-Trib). The Apostle
Paul taught this in his Epistles
to the church. In 1 Thessalonians 1:10 he states, “And to
wait for His Son from heaven,
who He raised from the dead,
that is Jesus, who delivers us
from the wrath to come.” The
wrath here refers to the future
Tribulation period. Again, in 1
Thessalonians 5:9 Paul states,

“For God hath not destined
us for wrath, but for obtaining
salvation through our Lord
Jesus Christ.” These scriptures,
among others, strongly suggest
that the Rapture will happen
before the Tribulation.
Dear friends, it’s important to
remember that regardless of
the order of events, the most
important thing is that Jesus
will come again and as Christians, we should be living our
lives in His will as though He
could come at any time!

Dear Pastor, does the Rapture
happen before or after the
Tribulation period?
Great question! After last
week’s article, I’m sure we want
to know if we will miss the difficulties of the Tribulation. For
those readers who have not
been following this series on
the “End Times,” I will quickly
redefine the events referred to
in this question. The Rapture
occurs when Jesus returns to
the earth to take His followers
to Heaven. The Tribulation is a
7-year period of great hardship

on the Earth during the End
Times.
There are two major views on
the order of these events. I will
briefly give you these views
and try to show what view the
Epistles of the New Testament support. Due to space
limitations, we cannot do a full
examination of these views but
this should help you to begin
your own study of this topic.
The first view in that the
Rapture will happen after
the Tribulation. This view

(Post-Trib) supports that the
Rapture of the Church and the
Second Coming of the Lord at
the end of the Tribulation are
the same event. One reason
that casts doubt on this theory
is that the Bible says that at
the Second Coming, Jesus will
come with His saints, not for
them (1Thess. 3:13, Jude 1:14).
The saints must already be in
Heaven! Post-Trib supporters
may also have confused End
Time scriptures that pertain to
Israel with those pertaining to
the church. God’s timetable for

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Valley Historical Society
Holds Treasure
Trove Program
that he uses in locating water
supplies, along with a chain
JS Sipos
he also uses. Hulett’s demThe Valley Historical Society
onstration was fascinating to
is the historical group for
all. Phyllis Ames of Stockton
the Cassadaga Valley area.
brought an old scrapbook kept
Organized in 1977, by the
of the articles when Stockton
late John and Ruth Smith, the was being considered to be a
group has a museum located
part of a dam in 1954. Stockat the corner of Main and
ton historian Helen Piersons
Lester Streets in the village
brought to show some old salt
of Sinclairville. Meetings are
and peppers shakers given
held on a monthly basis from to her when she was in the
April through Dec. on the first fourth grade. Charles Sylvester
Tuesday of each month.
showed some old postcards
and blotters from the Tarbox
Recently the group met for
Sales. Vice President Larry
the annual summer picnic
Barmore had previously talked
at the Sinclairville village
about an old clock that he had
ballpark. President Albert
when he was a young child,
Olmstead welcomed all to
and showed a photograph
the picnic, leading the group
of him next to the clock as a
in the Lord’s Prayer and the
young boy, found by his wife.
pledge of allegiance. Dishes
Treasurer John Sipos brought
of food were prepared and
an old 1885 hand double
brought by members and a
washing machine, which may
wonderful picnic meal was
have been used with double
enjoyed by all.
Following the meal, President boilers.
Olmstead opened the program The Valley Historical Society
entitled Treasure Trove. Those will hold its annual history
fair on Saturday Sept. 8 from 7
attending were encouraged
a.m. and concluding with fireto bring an item of old to the
works at 9 p.m. The event will
meeting for a show and tell
include tours of the museum,
time. Beginning the program
was Susan Sipos who brought a grand parade, food stands,
an old Structo 4 harness sam- craft show, demonstrations, pie
contest, baby contest, car show,
pler loom, which were used
log cutting contest, cemetery
from the 1930’s. Betty Jean
Ridout showed some old wor- tours, pancake breakfast, a
special lunch and dinner, and
sted mills items, and an old
a new event which will be the
wooden hand-made measuring device. Mildred Griswold outhouse race, with outhouses
being pushed along Lester
Simpson brought some old
Street. The all day event is free
dolls, one being celluloid.
admission to all, and everyone
Museum curator Audrey
is welcome. For more informaProsser brought some of the
tion on the Valley Historical
dust from the Mt. St. Helen’s
Society, write to P.O. Box 1045,
volcano eruption gathered
along the edge of the road, she Sinclairville, NY 14782. New
members are always welcome.
said. Secretary of the group
Mary Shearman showed an old
double match holder, which
once was hung on a wall. Past
president Bill Hulett demonstrated some of the diving rods
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Office for the Aging Update
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Office for the Aging

in the mandated programs or
new funding through taxes or
other sources can be found.
Being non-mandated does not
mean these programs are not
necessary, just that there is no
provision in the law that says
they must be funded.
Another factor in deciding the
county budget is local match.
Most programs whether
mandated or not have State &
Federal funds but require the
county to provide a percentage of local dollars in order
to receive those funds. Most
Medicaid funds require 10%
local matching funds, while
many OFA programs like
home care require a 25% local
match, and most road projects
like snow plowing is 100%
local money. This complicates
matters when trying to decide
where to spend our diminished local funds. Although, I
have simplified things greatly,
creating our county budget
is not an easy process. That
is why it is very important
for all our residents to be
involved and vocal during
the budget process, these are
tough decisions and usually
funding one project means
another program gets cut or
eliminated. It is important
that our elected officials hear
from everyone so that they
can make the difficult choices
about where to best utilize our
limited resources.
As you can imagine, this is a
particularly stressful time for
Office for the Aging which
falls in the non-mandated
category. While our senior
population is expanding and
our costs for programs have
steadily increased, our revenues from state, federal and
local funding has decreased or
remained flat over the last five
years. In addition, donations
from our participants has
stagnated as people are faced
with their own economic

While everyone is enjoying
the summer and trying to stay
cool, Office for the Aging is
hard at work on our budget
for 2013. Many of you may
not know but the county budget process starts in earnest
with the departments submissions of an initial budget to
the County Executive and his
financial team in July. After
numerous reviews and scrutiny by the County Executive
and Budget Director, budgets
are finalized in August and
presented to the legislature
in September. The legislature
then meets with each department head to further review
their budget, have questions
answered, and debate impact
of changes. In October, the
County Executive’s budget
is presented, the legislature
offers amendments based on
their meetings and then a
final budget is established and
voted on.
Every year you hear about
mandated programs and
non-mandated programs and
probably wonder what does
this mean? Mandated programs are those in the State
& Federal law that the county
MUST provide like Welfare,
Medicaid, and some Department of Health programs.
Many other programs fall in
the non-mandated category
like Roads& Bridges, Veterans, Office for the Aging, Lake
improvement, 4-H, etc. The
challenge is that in the last few
years what we collect in taxes
to fund all these programs
has not changed (because
none of us wants our property
or sales tax to increase) but
the cost of all programs has
increased and the mandated programs have grown
exponentially. To simplify the
situation there is less money
to fund all the programs in
the non-mandated category
Continued on page 15
unless savings can be made

held around the U.S. “Our International conference brings
The Weston A. Price Foundation
together people from around
The modern health scourges of the globe, our new regional
obesity, diabetes and autism,
conferences will bring Wise
not to mention cancer and
Traditions closer to home,”
heart disease, have inspired
explains WAPF President and
many Americans to turn the
conference keynote speaker,
Weston A. Price Foundation
Sally Fallon Morell.
(WAPF) for common sense
The event begins with Sally
solutions. The non-profit
nutrition organization, which Fallon Morell’s presentapromotes traditional foodways tion, Nourishing Traditional
Diets, an in-depth look at the
and holistic health, brings its
popular Wise Traditions con- classic nutrition research of
Dr. Weston A. Price and the
ference to Buffalo.
principles of healthy tradiThe two-day event will be held tional diets.. Another track
at the Hyatt Regency Hotel
features sessions on alternaand Convention Center, Two
tive health strategies such
Fountain Plaza, Buffalo, New
as homeopathy and food as
York, Sept. 15 and 16.
medicine. Two traditional
The event will be of interest
foods cooking demonstrations,
to health professionals, food
by Cathy Hohmeyer and Mauentrepreneurs, farmers, and
reen Diaz, provide practical
health conscious consumers.
instruction for newcomers to
It is open to the public, and
traditional foodways. The first
is the second in a new series
day concludes with a screening
of regional conferences, to be of Farmageddon, a critically
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acclaimed documentary film
about attacks on small farms
in America.
On Sunday, there will be two
course tracks offered, one will
focus on Dairy Farming and
Food Safety, the other on Wise
Entrepreneurs—business opportunities in the growing real
food movement.
A growing in interest in farm
fresh food has more families
seeking unprocessed fresh
milk direct from the farm. In
the Dairy Farming and Food
Safety track, Sally Fallon will
present the Health Benefits of
Raw Milk, and a second session on Food Safety and Raw
Milk Cheese Production. Canadian dairy farmer, Michael
Schmidt will present Raw Milk
Production. A demonstration on culturing dairy foods
follows.
The Wise Entrepreneurs track
will aim to equip those inter-

ested in starting or growing
their small farm or food business. Among the speakers are
three successful food entrepreneurs, Scott Grzybek founder
of Zukay Live Foods, Dave
Wetzel, founder of Green Pasture Products, and Max Kane.
Kane, founder of FarmMatch.
com, a new social media and
search site for farm foods, will
demonstrate the new website.
Full and one-day registrations
are available.
The Exhibitors Hall will
showcase nutrient-dense
foods, pasture-based farms,
holistic health practitioners
and nutritional supplements.
For further information about
the Weston A. Price Foundation, visit westonaprice.org.
For the conference schedule or
to register for the conference
call (304) 724-3006 or visit
the conference page, http://
westonaprice.org/buffalo.

August is National
Immunization Awareness
Month

11 or 12 to help protect them
Chautauqua County Health Department from tetanus, diphtheria,
pertussis (whooping cough),
National Immunization
meningitis, and HPV (human
Awareness Month is the
papillomavirus).
perfect time to remind fam-Teens need a booster shot at
ily, friends, and coworkers to
age 16 to help protect them
get caught up on their shots.
from meningitis.
Immunizations (or vaccinations) arenít just for infants
Adults:
and young children. We all
-All adults need to get a
need shots to help protect us
1-time dose of Tdap vaccine
from serious diseases and ill(the adult tetanus, diphtheness. Everyone age 6 months
ria and pertussis (whooping
and older needs a seasonal flu cough) vaccine). After that
shot every year. Here are some you need a booster shot every
other shots people need at dif- 10 years to protect against
ferent ages:
tetanus and diphtheria.
Young children:
-People age 65 or older need a
-Children under age 6 get a se- one-time pneumonia shot.
ries of shots to protect against -Talk to your doctor or nurse
measles, polio, chicken pox,
about which shots you and
and hepatitis.
your family need.
Pre-teens and teens:
Continued on page 15
-Pre-teens need shots at age
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Julia Child was a great chef,
but she was also hilarious -- a
true original. There are a lot
of chefs we admire today, but
Julia was the only who could
flip a pancake, miss, have it
flop onto the floor and say
“Oops!” -- then toss it back
into the pan and carry on.
But Julia never set out to be
a famous chef. As she herself
once said, “I was 32 when
I started cooking. Up until
then, I just ate.” Wasn’t she
delicious?
That was the magic of Julia
Child -- who would have
turned 100 this week. From
her straightforward recipes to
her stove-side candor to the
ease with which she floated
around the kitchen, she could
make even the most foodchallenged among us feel like
we were master chefs.
She also brought bagloads of
humor and enthusiasm to her
cooking shows, making the art
of fine cuisine seem easy and
fun. It was precisely that giddy

delight and what-the-hell sass
that Dan Ackroyd loved to
spoof on Saturday Night
Live, with his famous impression of Julia. Her amazing life
story also led to Meryl Streep’s
tasty portrayal of her on film
(Julie and Julia); and her
success on television landed
her at number 46 on TV
Guide’s list of the “50 Greatest
TV Stars of All Time.”
Her late start in her career is
legendary. It wasn’t until she
found herself a bored military
wife in Paris that Julia decided

to sign up for a cooking class at
Le Cordon Bleu. That changed
her life. She proceeded to become a true master of French
cuisine, and she educated millions with her numerous books
and television programs. In the
end, she made a complicated
-- and sometimes intimidating
-- craft seem completely effortless, and she always put her
audience at ease.
Her spicy irreverence notwithstanding, however, Julia made
a serious impact. To this day,
she is still revered by count-

less chefs and TV personalities who have followed in her
footsteps.
When I asked Anthony Bourdain for his thoughts on Julia,
he gushed with praise.
“Julia Child was the single
most important, influential
and game-changing figure
in the history of American
gastronomy,” Anthony said.
“Everything tracks back to her.
And though uniquely situated
to do so, she never endorsed a
thing: not a pot, not a pan, not

a chain of restaurants, not a
spice blend, apron or boil-inthe-bag dinner. She will be
remembered for what she did
on this earth, which was to
inspire millions to cook -- and
eat -- better.”
Emeril Lagasse echoed Anthony’s sentiments:
“Julia was a mentor to me,”
he told me. “She absolutely
influenced the way I approach
and prepare food. She helped
change the way the American
public viewed cooking and

dining. She was one of a kind,
and an incredible human being.”
So, yes, Julia was a complete
original, and that’s why I love
her and miss her. She was who
she was and always seemed
to be having a great time. She
never set out to change the
world, educate the masses or
become a best-selling author
and TV star, but she accomplished all that, anyway -- with
grace, humor and, of course,
her signature sign-off: “Bon
appétit!”
If you ask me, that’s a pretty
good recipe for success.
So on this 100th anniversary
of Julia Child’s birth, I’ll leave
you with this wonderful quote
of hers that truly sums up her
unforgettable spirit:
“The best way to execute
French cooking is to get good
and loaded, then whack the
hell out of a chicken. Bon appétit. “
Happy Birthday, Julia! You’re
still cookin’!

YWCA Westfield News
fers full day and wrap around
care for children 33 months
through school age. Contact
Pre-School and Pre-School
Brenda Backus, YWCA Child
Day Care Center
Services Director, at 326-4012
Registration is continuing for for registration forms or more
the YWCA Pre-School and
information.
Pre-School Day Care Center
Paranormal Tours
Fall Semester. Pre-School
classes begin the week of Sept. The paranormal tour at the
YWCA, hosted by the Village
17. Classes for children turnHaunts of Fredonia has been
ing two years old by Dec. 1
cancelled. Individuals needwill be held on Mondays and
Fridays from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 ing more details are invited to
contact the YWCA at 326.2011
a.m. and classes for children
for information.
turning three and four will
be held Tuesday, Wednesday
Class Instructors Needed
and Thursday from 9 to 11:30 The fall semester of classes
a.m. The Day Care Center of- will begin soon at the YWCA
By Katie Smith
Contributing Writer

and instructors are needed in
several areas. ìWe have had
calls regarding the tumbling
classes and weíd like to resume
a Zumba class,î reported
administrative assistant Michelle Sunday-Warner. ìWeíre
looking for someone to teach
beginning tumbling for students from 3 years old through
age 8, the hours and days are
flexible, plus we are looking
for a certified Zumba instructor, again the hours and days
can be flexible.î Other classes
will be offered during the fall
and winter months, depending on instructor availability
and interest levels. Individuals

interested in teaching a class,
those with suggestions on
classes or those who would
like to be on a call list for
classes are encouraged to call
the YWCA at 326.2011 for
more details.
GED Classes
The YWCA does not offer
GED classes but is pleased to
provide the following contact
numbers. Individuals interested in information about GED
classes can call 763-1801 ext.
3102 or 1-800-526-3297.
Board of Directors Meeting
The August meeting of the
Board of Directors of the

YWCA Westfield will be held
Tuesday, Aug. 21, at the Y
building. Membership on the
board is open to area women,
18 and older, interested in the
work of the YWCA. For more
information and details on
joining the board of directors,
contact Ida Klahn, membership chair at 716.560.5338.
About the YWCA
The YWCA is the voice
for every woman. For over
a century, the YWCA has
spoken out and taken action
on behalf of women and girls.
The YWCA is dedicated to
eliminating racism, empower-

ing women and promoting
peace, justice, freedom and
dignity for all. Over 2 million
people participate each year
in YWCA programs at more
than 1300 locations across the
U.S. worldwide, YWCA serves
more than 25 million women
and girls in 125 countries.
Locally the YWCA Westfield
is a member of the United
Way of Northern Chautauqua County, the Chautauqua
County Chamber of Commerce, the Northeastern
Region of YWCA and the
national YWCA organization.

ownership/management of
Z’s On The Lake after his first
restaurant had been estabIf you want to have a special
lished. “How’s your table,” he
dining experience while seated asked, stepping aside as Katie,
at a private table inside a cozy the waitress, placed menus on
gazebo and watch paddling
it. “The table’s great,” I said.
ducks or sailboats then you
A vivid blue cloth imprinted
should give either Jim Zank
with lacy fish covered it. The
or Biloeigh Himelein a call
comfortable wood chairs had
and make a reservation at “Z’s cane seats.
On The Lake”—Findley Lake,
To start, the menu has a dozen
that is.
appetizers. Among which is a
The restaurant is located Main basket with a pound of fried
Street and County Route #1 in smelt. The smelt were not
the west corner of the charm- heavily breaded, and were full
ing little town. You will know of fresh, perch-tasting, flakey
the restaurant by finding the
filets of fish. Smelt are fingertiny model lighthouse high up sized fish common to Lake
on the center of the roof. A
Erie.
large, red Z will greet you at
the door. By drive, it is twenty Vegetarian options include
such entrees such as Pasta
minutes west from Chautauqua Lake and twenty minutes Broccoli Alfredo, and a fresh
“veggie” pizza, as well The
south of Lake Erie.
Malibu burger which is a
Jim Zank has been in the
large vegetable-based patty
restaurant business for over
placed generously between
ten years. He owns another
an unsalted Kaiser bun, and
restaurant, “Jimmy Z’s” in
then positioned under a stack
Wesleyville, Pa. He began his
By Peter Hamilton
Contributing Writer

of crisp, green lettuce, offered
with a choice of cheese and
side salad.
And then there was the Kangaroo Burger. Jim Zank smiled at
the notion of kangaroo meat
as a sandwich, “I like to add
new and different things to my
menu,” he said, adding, “I’ve
offered and served elk, ostrich,
buffalo and at times venison.
Those uncommon type meats,
sometimes referred to as
“game” meats, come to his restaurant from Maplevale Farms
near Clymer, NY and are all
USDA certified and inspected,
“just like beef,” Jim confirmed.
For the conventional and traditional, beef and pork entrées
are offered. There is also pasta
and a variety of salads, and
sandwiches, as well as chicken
and pizza. The “Texas tornado”
boasts grilled chicken, hot
peppers, onions and cheese
with a barbecue sauce.
I ordered the Kangaroo
Burger, plain and rare. My or-

Your Retirement Is Deﬁnitely
Worth Planning For
You’ve heard it said before: Timing is everything. Especially when it
comes to starting your Social Security benefits. More than 90% of
working Americans are counting on Social Security to replace part of
their current incomes when they retire, but the truth is the majority of
those already drawing benefits receive permanently reduced amounts
due to ill-informed timing decisions. In fact, many Americans fail to
take into account the true impact of factors such as age, job status,
taxes and marital status when deciding when to start receiving
benefits. And that can prove to be a costly mistake.
Don’t make the same mistakes other retirees make. It could mean
leaving money on the table at a time when you’ll need it most.
That’s why it’s important to develop a strategy to maximize your
household Social Security benefits and enhance your overall retirement
income plan. After all, a little planning now can go a long way – and
in this case, we’re talking a lifetime.

“I like to add new
and different
things to my
menu....I’ve offered
and served elk,
ostrich, buffalo and
at times venison.
-Jim Zank
der brought Jim Zank back out
of the kitchen to assure that I
indeed wanted the kangaroo
meat prepared rare. He told
me that, “not many people order it that way,” then, as if confiding, “but that’s the way most
meats should be consumed,”
admitting his own preference.
The burger was tender, not
fatty, and it brought to mind a
subtle taste of venison.
“Z’s” is open year-round from
11 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily and is
located at 10417 Main Street.
Take out orders are also available by calling (716) 785-2115.

The first-ever Chautauqua
Prize was presented to author,
Andrew Krivak for his book,
The Sojourn on Sunday, Aug.
5, 2012 at Chautauqua Institution.
The Chautauqua Prize is
a new national prize that
celebrates a book of fiction
or literary/narrative nonfiction that provides a richly
rewarding reading experience
and honors the author for a
significant contribution to the
literary arts.
65 books were nominated for
The Chautauqua Prize this
year. Three reviewers read
each nominated book and two
of the three had to approve the
book to have it considered for
the winner. The approved potential winners were then read
by a panel of three anonymous

judges, who selected the winner.
Winning book, The Sojourn,
follows Jozef Vinich, transitioning after a family tragedy
from Colorado to AustriaHungary during World War
I. Krivak considers it to be
an amalgam of stories he
had heard as a boy about his
grandparents growing up in
the old country.
For more information about
The Chautauqua Prize, including submission guidelines for
2013, visit http://www.ciweb.
org/prize.
With a history steeped in
the literary arts, Chautauqua
Institution is the home of the
Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle (CLSC), founded
in 1878 and believed to be the
oldest continuous book club
in the country.

each week our editor chooses one “star” event
to feature as a “must do” event!

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The singing duo of Deuble
& Vogan will be the featured
musical performers for the
Thursday, Aug. 23 Entertainment in the Park summer
concert performance. The
concert will run from 6:30 to
8:30 p.m. and will be held at
Lakeside Park in Mayville.
Jody Deuble and Dan Vogan
teamed up in 1989 to form
“the Electric-Acoustic Dynamics” of Deuble & Vogan.
They have given over 1500
performances throughout
Western New York, Western
Pennsylvania, and Eastern

Entertainment

Prairie League, Earl Scruggs,
Vince Gill, The Flying Burrito
Brothers, John Hartford, Jay
Ferguson, Corbin and Hanner, and many others. Dan
plays acoustic and electric
guitar, 5 string banjo, lap
steel guitars, and performs
vocals. Jody plays 6 and 12
string acoustic guitars and
also performs vocals. They
perform original songs, as
well as music from the 1960’s
to the present, classic rock,
alternative, nostalgic, country
rock, country, new-grass, and
bluegrass.
Rainbow the Clown (Jerry
Stimson) will also be on hand
to entertain the children with
face painting and balloon
sculptures. Rainbow is a
favorite with the children and
they’re sure to have a great
time, also. The EntertainOhio and the performance
ment in the Park musical
schedule continues on. They
performances are provided
performed at the Entertainment in the Park 2010 concert free to the public through the
sponsorship and support of
series, entertaining the
audience with their talented
musical and vocal styles.
They incorporated a wireless
microphone and instrument
technology, along with the
Roland percussion to enhance
the performance dynamics
for the audience. They have
recorded albums including
‘Somewhere in Colorado’, ‘The
Orphaned Tracks’, and ‘Ridin’
Through Time’. During their
musical careers, Jody and Dan
have opened for Poco, Pure

the Village of Mayville and
Town of Chautauqua. In case
of rain, the concert will be
held at the Carlson Community Center also located
at Lakeside Park, Mayville.
Remember to bring your
own seating for the outdoor
performance. Seating will be
provided if the performance
is held in the Community
Center. A 50/50 drawing will
be held at each of the concerts
this summer, the winner being announced just before the
end of the performance.
For more information on this
annual summer concert series
or the Mayville/Chautauqua
area, contact the Mayville/
Chautauqua Chamber of
Commerce at (716) 753-3113.
Plan on coming to Mayville’s
Lakeside Park located on the
shores of scenic Chautauqua
Lake on Aug. 23 for a relaxing and enjoyable evening of
music.

Located at the former Ethan Allen Facility across from Mayville Lakeside Park.

On Aug. 23 get ready to
boogie with Boogie Fever
at Dunkirk at the Pier from
6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Sponsored
by the Moniuszko Club,
they will be playing the disco
hits from the 1970s decked
in the clothes of the era.
They are part of Catalystic
Productions, which has
worked with an extensive list
of corporations such as Walt
Disney World, the NFL and
the U.S. Navy to name a few.
To find out more about Boogie Fever, visit their website
at www.cponline.us/Live_
Music/Cover/Boogie_Fever/
BF_Home.htm. Dunkirk’s
Summer Lake on the Lake
Series provides music every
Thursday until the end of
August. To find out more information on future shows,
visit http://visitdunkirk.com/
top-attractions/music-onthe-pier.

10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. For children ages 3 - 5 years old. Story
time is free. For more information call 366-2511.

The Active Artists Alliance
is a coalition of artists that
was founded in 2004 with
the goal of connecting visual
artists, writers, musicians,
organizers, promoters, and
creative, progressive individuals everywhere in a functional
community with the capability
of supporting and promoting each other’s individual
projects worldwide. This community group aims to create
opportunities for interested
individuals to meet, interact,
and showcase their work in
real-life art/music/poetry/
film events and also in our
online gallery where you can
post your work, and give and
receive feedback with other
alliance member artists.
This week the market will feature two AAA members working on various projects on-site
while the public can watch. In
addition they will be promoting two upcoming events including the AAAlliance Party
at The Spire Theater and Third
Thursday. Bill Thomas and
Kaylea Stoeltzing will be available to answer questions about
the Active Artists Alliance and
these two upcoming events.
Third Thursday will be held at
Wintergarden Plaza on Thursday, Aug. 16 from 7 to 9 p.m.
featuring live music from The
Buddahood and drumming
circle with PULSE Drumming
Community. Local AAAlliance members and other
community artists may bring
their easels and paints out to
the plaza and work on their
homemade creations. Any
interested local artist should
feel free to bring their materials down to the plaza to work
on projects, network, or just

showcase their
finished work.
Attendees can
enjoy refreshing beverages
from the Wine
Cellar patio,
which provides
a perfect view of
the participating
artists and live
entertainment.
For more information or to
become a member of the Active
Artists Alliance
email aaalliancewny@gmail.com
or visit www.
activeartist.org.
2012 Univera Healthcare Downtown Jamestown Farmers Market
Membership is
free but is based
have made numerous upleeks, hot peppers, yellow
on contributing energy and
grades and additions this
squash,
zucchini,
cabbage,
legwork towards organizing
year and we want to continue
beets,
apricots,
apples,
green
events in your town and helpevaluating the market and
peppers,
homemade
pies
and
ing to promote the organizamaking sure we are meeting
artisan
breads.
tion and its mission.
the needs of the community
Market vendors include AbRyan Hawkins and Haleigh
and market shoppers.”
ers
Acres,
Busti
Cider
Mill
&
Restivo, members of Infinity
DJDC would like to remind
Farm Market, Scott’s Farm
Visual and Performing Arts,
those living in the two food
and
Greenhouse,
Small
MeadInc. will be this week’s perdeserts in Jamestown to take
ows
Farm,
Elegant
Edibles,
formers from 12-1pm at the
advantage of the Food Desert
Big
Pitt’s
BBQ,
and
Sr.
Jorita’s
downtown market.
Breads. Market seating is also Incentive Program by utilizEat Smart New York will be
ing the free market bus rides
available to enjoy the live
providing a food demonstra- entertainment and lunch.
through CARTS to and from
tion with samples for the comthe market along with enterFree
parking
is
available
along
munity to enjoy. They will be
ing the $25 farmers market
West Third Street and in the
utilizing locally grown swiss
gift certificate give-away. Conparking lot on the corner of
chard and fennel this week.
tact DJDC for more details
For those that are unsure how West Second and Washington and an entry form.
Streets. Enter the parking lot
to prepare and incorporate
For more information call
via Foundry Alley where the
these two items in a weekly
DJDC at 664-2477 or visit
market
operates.
menu, volunteers will be on
www.discoverjamestown.com.
Stop by the farmer’s market
site to answer questions and
information booth and take
provide preparation suggesa brief survey for a chance to
tions.
win a $10 farmers market gift
This week at the market
certificate. Drawings are held
shoppers can enjoy melons,
blueberries, sweet corn, toma- each month through October.
toes, potatoes, eggplant, green “We are looking for feedback
beans, lettuce, lettuce, carrots, surrounding the downtown
market,” added Conti. “We
plums, nectarines, peaches,

Opera House Cinema Series
to Screen
“Moonrise Kingdom”
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Fredonia Opera House

“Moonrise Kingdom,” the
darling of the film festivals and
surprise summer hit, is the
next featured film at the 1891
Fredonia Opera House. It will
be screened on Sat., Aug. 18,
at 8 p.m. and Tues., Aug. 21, at
7:30 p.m. as part of the Opera
House Cinema Series.
Set on an island off the coast of
New England in the summer
of 1965, “Moonrise Kingdom”
tells the story of two 12-yearolds who fall in love, make
a secret pact and run away
together into the wilderness.
As various authorities try to
hunt them down, a violent
storm is brewing off-shore and
the peaceful island community
is turned upside down – which
might not be such a bad thing.
Directed by two-time Academy
Award nominee Wes Anderson, the film stars Bruce Willis
as the local sheriff; Edward
Norton as Scoutmaster Ward,
a Khaki Scout troop leader;
and Bill Murray and Frances
McDormand as the young
girl’s parents. The cast also
includes Tilda Swinton and
Jason Schwartzman and introduces Jared Gilman and Kara
Hayward as Sam and Suzy, the
young boy and girl.
Michael Phillips, in the Chicago Tribune, calls the film “a
fable about what it feels like to

be 12-years-old and afflicted,
from head to toe, by a romantic crush the size of a planet.”
Eric Snider, on film.com, calls
it “terrific work by an enviably talented filmmaker, with
a wistful poignancy that will
stick with you.” Ann Hornaday,
in the Washington Post, calls
it “an erudite wish-fulfillment
fantasy of empowerment and
autonomy.” Rated PG-13 for
sexual content and smoking,
“Moonrise Kingdom” runs 94
minutes.
The Opera House Cinema Series is sponsored by Lake Shore
Savings Bank. Tickets are available at the door for $7 (adults),
$6.50 (seniors & Opera House
members) and $5 (students)
the night of each screening.
A book of ten movie passes is
available for $60 at the door,
online at www.fredopera.org
or by calling the Opera House
Box Office at 716-679-1891.
The Series continues with the
critically acclaimed “Beasts of
the Southern Wild” on Sept.
15 & 18.
Chautauqua County’s only
performing arts center presenting its own programming
year-round, the 1891 Fredonia
Opera House is a member-supported not-for-profit organization located in Village Hall
in downtown Fredonia. For a
complete schedule of events,
visit www.fredopera.org.

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The end of August is the deadline for donors to the United
Arts Appeal of Chautauqua
County 2012 Fund Drive to be
recognized during the 20122013 Season.
President Rick Davis explained
that the eight member organizations of the United Arts Appeal show their appreciation to
their supporters by identifying
them in their printed programs throughout the year, on
the UAA website, and more.
“Our fiscal year closes August
31,” Davis said, “so we need to
hear from our supporters by
then in order to give them the
full recognition they deserve.”
In addition to funding for
individual artists and smaller
arts projects through its Projects Pool grants program, the
United Arts Appeal provides
operating support for eight
of the larger arts organizations in Chautauqua County:
the Chautauqua Regional
Youth Ballet, Community
Music Project, 1891 Fredonia
Opera House, Infinity Visual
and Performing Arts, Jamestown Concert Association,
Lucille Ball Little Theatre of
Jamestown, Reg Lenna Civic

Last June’s Bach & Beyond Baroque Music Festival at the Fredonia Opera House is an
example of programs offered by members of the United Arts Appeal of Chautauqua
County. Those who contribute to the UAA’s 2012 Fund Drive by the end of the month will
be acknowledged throughout the 2012-2013 season for their support of the arts. (Photo

Center, and the Western New
York Chamber Orchestra.
“The programs our members
offer add considerably to the
quality of life in Chautauqua
County,” Davis noted. “This is
an opportunity to make a difference in a big way!”
The United Arts Appeal
receives significant support
from Chautauqua County, the
Jessie Smith Darrah Fund, the
Hultquist Foundation, Community Development Associa-

Insurance Associates, Carolyn
and Tyler Swanson, and Lissa
and Sherwood VanDewark.
Contributions can be made
by check to the United Arts
Appeal, 715 Falconer Street,
Jamestown, NY 14701.
For all the benefits available to
contributors to the United Arts
Appeal, see “Support UAA”
at www.UnitedArtsAppeal.
org. For the complete list of
contributors, see “BRAVO!” at
the website.

Ending On a High Note

Straight No Chaser and Roger Hodgson: The Legendary Voice of Supertramp Finish off Chautauqua Season

Upcoming Entertainment at
Seneca Casinos
father, Dean Martin. Tickets
start at $35 and are on sale
Seneca Gaming Corporation
now. Swing-revival band Big
With summer winding down, Bad Voodoo Daddy performs
Seneca Casinos announces
“How Big Can You Get – 100
new additions to its entertain- Years of Cab Calloway” twice
ment lineup to keep the enon Saturday, Oct. 20. Tickets
ergy going into the fall. Com- start at $30 for the matinee
ing to Seneca Allegany Events show at 3 p.m. and start at $40
Center on Nov. 3 is powerful for the evening show at 8 p.m.
country-ballad singer Gary
Both shows are on sale now.
Allan. Seneca Niagara Events
Center will host the 14th An- The excitement at the Bear’s
nual Native American Music Den Showroom continues in
Awards (NAMMYs) on Nov. November with reggae pioneers Toots and the Maytals
30. And the 440-seat Bear’s
returning to the venue for the
Den Showroom at Seneca
Niagara Casino & Hotel has a first time since May 2010. The
number of new acts in Octo- Friday, Nov. 2, performance
ber and November, including is part of the group’s “UnRicci Martin, Big Bad Voodoo plugged Tour.” Tickets start
Daddy, Toots and the Maytals at $50 for the 8 p.m. show
and go on sale Monday, Aug.
and comedic hypnotist J.
13, at noon. Another returnMedicine Hat.
ing act to the Bear’s Den is
Described as original, honcomedic hypnotist J. Medicine
est and uncompromising,
Hat, who performs two shows
Gary Allan comes to Seneca
on Saturday, Nov. 10, at 3 and
Allegany Events Center with
8 p.m. Tickets start at $25 and
bold, emotional tunes such as go on sale Monday, Aug. 20,
“Watching Airplanes,” “Best I at noon.
Ever Had,” “Man to Man” and
Tickets for all shows are avail“Nothing on but the Radio.”
Allan just finished recording able at Seneca Casino box
offices, Ticketmaster.com, all
a new album as a follow-up
to 2010’s Get Off on the Pain Ticketmaster locations, or by
phone at 800-745-3000.
and will release “A Tough
Goodbye” as the first single
for radio play. Fans can hear
more of Allan’s new songs and
his greatest hits on Saturday,
Nov. 3, at 7 p.m. Tickets for
the show start at $35 and go
on sale Monday, Aug. 13, at
noon.
Returning to Seneca Niagara
Events Center for the fifth
consecutive year is the Native
American Music Awards on
Saturday, Nov. 30 at 8 p.m.
This annual awards-ceremony
is in its 14th year and features
performances by a variety of
Native American musicians
throughout North America.
Tickets start at just $20 and
go on sale Monday, Sept. 10,
at noon.
The intimate 440-seat Bear’s
Den Showroom features the
ultimate mix of performances
throughout October and
November, starting Friday,
Oct. 12, with singer Ricci
Martin, who will pay tribute
to the music of his legendary
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day at 8:15 p.m. in the Amphitheater for the second ComChautauqua Institution
munity Appreciation Night
The final days of the Chautau- of the week. The performance
qua Institution season feature features 20-year-old Daniil Trientertainment from Straight
fonov, winner of the 2011 ArNo Chaser, Roger Hodgthur Rubinstein International
son: The Legendary Voice of
Piano Master Competition and
Supertramp and many more
the 2011 Tchaikovsky Internabeginning Aug. 19.
tional Piano Competition in
Week Nine begins with free ac- Moscow. He performs under
cess to the grounds on Sunday, the baton of guest conductor
Noam Zur.
Aug. 19. As always, visitors
can access the grounds for no The Capitol Steps began as a
cost of admittance and parking group of Senate staffers who
is free until 1:30 p.m. In the
set out to satirize the very peoAmphitheater at 2:30 p.m. will ple and places that employed
be the Barbershop Harmony
them. Now, 31 years later they
Parade.
perform their extremely funny
show Wednesday, Aug. 22 in
The New Christy Minstrels
Under the Direction of Randy the Amphitheater at 8:15 p.m.
Sparks provide the Monday
With over 75 albums and
evening entertainment. They
dozens of hit singles such as
perform in the Amphitheater
A Summer Place, Shangri-La,
at 8:15 p.m. on Week Nine’s
and Put Your Head on My
first Community Appreciation Shoulder, the popular vocal
Night. The Institution offers
group, The Lettermen, perform
access to the grounds for $18
at 8:15 p.m. in the Amphitheon these nights, which take
ater on Thursday evening.
place twice a week throughout
Straight No Chaser returns to
every Chautauqua season.
Chautauqua this season for
The New Christy Minstrels is
another performance in the
a world-famous, much loved
folk group performing hits like Amphitheater Friday, Aug. 24.
The group, with more than
Mighty Mississippi and This
25 million views on YouTube,
Land is Your Land.
numerous national TV appearChautauqua Symphony Orances, popular recordings and
chestra plays its last summer
sold-out concerts across the
concert of the season on Tues- U.S. and Canada, is reinventContributed Article

ing the idea of a cappella on
the modern pop landscape.
The performance begins at
8:15 p.m.
Roger Hodgson, the legendary voice of Supertramp and
composer of some of its greatest hits like Give a Little Bit
and Take the Long Way Home
brings his internationally recognized show with full band to
tour in the U.S. Roger Hodgson has been headlining all
over the globe and now brings
all his iconic Supertramp hits
to Chautauqua’s Amphitheater.
The show begins at 8:15 p.m.
on Saturday, Aug. 25. Tickets
are still available.
The Parade Street Dixieland
Jazz Band provides the final
performance of the 2012
Chautauqua Institution season
Sunday, Aug. 26 at 2:30 p.m. in
the Amphitheater.

Tickets for Amphitheater performances are $40. On Community Appreciation Nights,
ticket prices are reduced to
$18 and Family Entertainment
Series performances in Smith
Wilkes Hall are always free.
For additional ticketing information, visit https://chautauquatickets.ciweb.org/ or call
716-357-6250.
Chautauqua Institution is a
summer community located
in southwestern New York
State on Chautauqua Lake.
It offers a unique mix of fine
and performing arts, lectures,
interfaith worship, educational
programs and recreational
activities. Each summer the
Institution hosts over 2,200
events and 100,000 guests. For
more information please visit,
www.ciweb.org.

Archangels Set August 25
Concert

cludes Kyle Spence, guitar and
vocals; Cole Garifi, keyboard
and vocals; Aaron Pavlock,
The Archangels, the praise
bass; and Cal Vance, drums.
band of Camp Street United
Among the selections to be
Methodist Church, will present included in the concert are
a special concert beginning at “Grace Like Rain,” “The River
6:15 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 25, in is Here,” and “Trading My
the sanctuary of the church,
Sorrows.”
110 Sanford Drive, Jamestown.
For additional information,
Admission is free, and the
visit The Archangels on Facepublic is welcome.
book.
The four-member group inContributed Article
CSUMC

Sinclairville Soldier
Monument Fund
cycles are asked to please join
the precession.
Ivory Fishgold
Our “Soldier at Parade Rest”,
Come one, come all- espehas been crafted by worldcially those who have suprenowned sculptor Timothy
ported a patriotic cause for
the last six years to return part P. Schmalz. The statue will be
debuted having been recreated
of the “Heart of Chautauqua
in bronze. It was erected on,
County.”
July 26, 2012 on behalf of, SAL
The Sinclairville Soldier’s
Squadron 1280.
Monument fund will be
Your attendance will show
celebrating the replacement
patriotism and our vigilance
of our Civil War Soldier, at
in protecting our sacred
Evergreen Cemetery, on Satveterans’ memorial that stands
urday, Sept. 8, following the
2012 Sinclairville History Fair once again at the “Heart of
Parade. The parade starts at 9 Chautauqua County.”
a.m. All Veterans with motorContributed Article

The funds raised will help
support Centaur Stride’s
Paul Gavin
operations and its overall misCentaur Stride Inc., a 501C(3) sion to provide an inclusive
charitable organization
environment of recreational
located in Westfield, New
enrichment for person with
York is pleased to announce
and without disabilities. Our
a fund raising event that they vision is to be recognized as a
are hosting on Saturday, Aug. premier provider of a variety
25. The event will be a pasta
of alternative recreational and
dinner and will be held at
educational opportunities for
the East Dunkirk Fire Hall
the Western New York and
on South Roberts Road in
Pennsylvania region. We rely
Dunkirk in conjunction with heavily on volunteers and
the annual Dunkirk Triathlon fund raising events to support
races. The event will be open
our vision and mission.
to the public and take-outs
Please consider attending or
will be available. The pasta
dinner will be from 5 p.m. to donating to this fund rais8 p.m. and costs $8 per person ing event. If you have questions, contact Paul Gavin
with guest speakers makat 363-0366 or by email at
ing presentations during the
gavin8931@roadrunner.
dinner. Tickets are available
com.
online at www.tridunkirk.
com or by calling 363-0366.

The Video Gaming
Machines are “So Hot”
at SGE
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For more information on
Seneca Gaming and EnterSeneca Gaming and Entertainment
tainments High Stakes Bingo
Richard Fiorella from
or Video Gaming Machines
Jamestown hit a jackpot on
please call 716-945-4080 or
Saturday, Aug. 11 in the Game 1-877-860-5130. You can
Room at Seneca Gaming and also visit us online at www.
Entertainment in Salamanca, senecagames.com.
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Erosion and Sediment Control
Educational Event

Chautauqua Institution’s summer session will be completed
Debra Kelley
so no admission fee will be
The Chautauqua Lake Manrequired to enter the grounds.
agement Commission along
Specific presentations are
with the Southern Tier West
Regional Planning & Develop- scheduled for the morning and
ment Board have joined forces afternoon. Presenters include
to present this opportunity for Donald W. Lake Jr, and David
highway officials, contractors, Hanny. Don Lake had served
site developers, public officials in the USDA Natural Resourcand all other interested parties es Conservation Service for
27 years and is the principal
to learn best management
author of the NYS Guidepractices for erosion and
sediment control, stormwater lines for Urban Erosion and
management and much more. Sediment Control. Don is an
adjunct faculty member at the
The event will be held on
SUNY-ESF where he teaches
Monday, Aug. 27 from 9 a.m.
graduate courses and supports
to 3:30 p.m. at the Hultquist
graduate research on stormwaCenter on Bestor Plaza in
ter management. David Hanny
the Chautauqua Institution.
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is the managing environmental scientist for the consulting
firm of Barton & Loguidice.
He has both educational and
field-based experience with
watershed management practices and stormwater runoff
control.
The morning session starts at
8:30 a.m. with registration and
check-in followed by presentations starting at 9:00 a.m.
“NYS Regulatory Overview;
Permit Highlights; Owner &
Professionals Obligations”,
“Erosion & Sediment Control
for Construction Sites”, and
“NYS Stormwater Criteria;
Pollutant Impacts.”
The afternoon session begins

with lunch at noon, followed
by presentations to include
“Stormwater Management
Practices; Practice Selection”,
“Better Site Design & Green
Infrastructure; Planning
Concepts; Retrofit & Redevelopment” and ending by 3:30
p.m..
Registration is $10 per person,
which includes lunch, and is
payable at the door. To register,
please call the Chautauqua Soil
& Water Conservation District
office at 664-2351, ext 3, or
email chaut-co@soilwater.
org and leave the name of the
person attending so we have
an accurate lunch count, by
Wednesday, Aug. 22.

hensive Plan adopted by the
Legislature in April of 2011.
Chautauqua County
The Chautauqua County
Planning & Economic Development
Department of Planning &
The Chautauqua County
Economic Development, the
Department of Planning and
Chautauqua County Parks
Economic Development is
Commission, the County of
excited to announce that the
Chautauqua Industrial DevelChautauqua County Greenway opment Agency, the ChautauPlan is complete. This initiaqua County Greenway Plan
tive is intended to spawn the
Steering Committee, and varicontinued development of
ous other stakeholders have
county-wide greenways and
worked diligently in developtrails as well as preserve open ing the Greenway Plan over
spaces for recreation, leisure
the course of 14 months, and
and eco-tourism based ecotheir hard work has resulted
nomic development.
in a plan that details existing
Development of the Plan was
natural assets, creates a future
in response to the public’s
vision for preserving and
overwhelming desire to
promoting these assets, and
conserve the County’s natural prescribes an implementation
resources and to connect the
plan to transform the County
County’s natural, recreational, into a regional destination for
and cultural amenities with
outdoor active living.
one another as communicated The public is formally inby the public during develop- vited to attend the Greenway
ment of the County CompreContributed Article

Plan Unveiling/Celebration
scheduled at the Mayville Park
Pavilion (Green Building)
on Thursday, Aug. 23, from
4:30 to 7:00 pm where we will
celebrate the completion of the
Chautauqua County Greenway
Plan and provide an opportunity for the public to learn
about opportunities in the
County to take advantage of
the multitude of venues available for outdoor recreation &
active living.
This is a very informal ride-in,
hike-in, paddle-in, boat-in,
drive-in event that will display
maps of the proposed natural
and recreational greenways;
copies of the Plan and Executive Summary for the public;
displays from the County
Parks Department, NYS DEC
regarding their Unit Management Plan, and from a
multitude of recreation-related
businesses and organizations;

and the provision of hot dogs,
watermelon, and other refreshments. Stick around after this
educational and family-fun
event to listen to Deuble and
Vogan’s sounds of the 60’s
which starts at 6:30, part of
the Village of Mayville’s free
Concerts in the Park series.
Please come, rain or shine,
to celebrate Chautauqua
County’s Natural Beauty with
us, and bring an appetite as
refreshments will be provided. The Plan and Executive
Summary are available on
the Planning website: www.
planningchautauqua.com
and www.FriendsofChautauquaGreenways.org, while
hard copies of the Plan and
Executive Summary are available upon request. Contact
Mark Geise if you have any
questions: 661-8912.

Diving for History

Great Lakes Underwater Presents Historic Weather, Shipwrecks, Scuba & Paddlers Program Sept. 8
(Fort Haldimand) from the
American Revolution to the
Great Lakes Seaway Trail
War of 1812” with Douglas J.
On Saturday, Sept. 8, the Great Pippin, Ph.D., historical arLakes Seaway Trail and New
chaeology professor at SUNY
York Sea Grant will present
Oswego
Great Lakes Underwater at the
Underwater explorer Jim
Clayton Opera House, Clayton, Ny. The 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. Kennard on his “Discovery
of the HMS Ontario” using
program, co-sponsored by
the NOAA National Weather deepwater sonar scanning to
Service, features four distinct find the 80-foot-long, 22-gun
sloop-of-war that sunk in 1780
speakers focused on history,
in Lake Ontario on her way to
shipwrecks and innovative
Fort Haldimand
technology for boaters.
“The Great Lakes Seaway
The September 8 program
includes the following presen- Trail Blueway Water Trail &
Innovations in Technology for
tations:
Boaters, Canoeists and Kayak“Historic Weather Patterns
ers” with New York Sea Grant
Impact on Lake Ontario
Coastal Recreation and TourShipwrecks” with National
ism Specialist Dave White.
Weather Service Forecaster
Learn how new and future
Robert Hamilton
tools and apps based on the
“Between Two Nations: The
Great Lakes Observing System
British on Carleton Island
will benefit water trail users.
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“We are pleased to present
this great lineup of speakers to
encourage diving, shipwreck
and history enthusiasts and
weather-watchers to drive the
Great Lakes Seaway Trail to
learn more about the onlyfound-here resources,” Great
Lakes Seaway Trail President
and CEO Mike Bristol said.
The event will run 12 p.m. to
5 p.m. at the Clayton Opera
House, 405 Riverside Drive,
Clayton, NY, with vendors,
information exhibits and networking time.
This Great Lakes Underwater
theme program makes the
start of a new Great Lakes
Seaway Trail Byway-Blueway
Seminar Series.
Pre-registration is requested
by Sept. 3. Tickets are $10 for
adults, $8 for seniors age 62

or older and retired military
with ID, $5 for children under
14, and free Blue Star admission for active military with
ID. Day of the event seating is
$15 for any remaining seats.
This is a Yellow Ribbon event.
For more information and to
register, visit www.seawaytrail.
com/dive or call 315-646-1000
x203.
The 518-mile-long Great Lakes
Seaway Trail is noted for its
maritime history, shipwrecks
and 30 lighthouses. Travel
themes for this National Scenic Byway also include the
War of 1812, natural history
and birdwatching, coastal recreation, agricultural bounty,
cultural heritage and quilting,
architecture, and four seasons
of fun. Learn more at www.
seawaytrail.com.

Today, Merrill continues to
assist with the Junior Guilders. He shares the chaperone responsibilities when
the children travel around
the country, builds sets and
coordinates the sound systems
and even serves as a mentor to
any child who may need some
guidance or just a compassionate ear. At the Theatre, Merrill
continues to volunteer as a set
designer and builder and has
also begun work on renovating

the backstage area.
“Here is a man who dedicated
over half of his life to behind
the scenes work, never expecting anything in return,” said
Bob Young, chairman of the
Axel W. Carlson Award selection committee at the Foundation. “His modesty, when
it comes to his work, speaks
volumes of his character. There

Community Foundation Presents 27th Annual
Axel W. Carlson Award

nomination, “He has performed good deeds that have
CRCF
touched young and old alike.
A man often behind the scenes He is one of the noblest men
on opening night stole the
you will ever meet.”
show Friday.
Those closest to Merrill
Norman Merrill, of Jamehave described him as the
stown, was awarded the 2012
ideal “good neighbor” who
Axel W. Carlson Award by the will always step up and lend a
Chautauqua Region Comhelping hand, no matter how
munity Foundation. Merrill
big or small the job. His wife of
accepted the award in front of nearly 55 years, Helen, refers
250 family members, friends
to him as the “Bionic man”
and community well-wishers
because of his ability to do so
at the Lucille Ball Little Themany things. Even the Theatre
atre, where he has volunteered ghosts approve of Merrill’s
for 47 years.
work.
In addition to building 83 sets “I was walking across the
for a variety of shows at the
stage to turn on the lights,”
Theatre, Merrill has built him- Merrill said, “I was working
self an impressive reputation
on a staircase for the set so I
among those he has come into was standing on a ladder and
contact with over the years.
I distinctly hear, ‘Good Job
Kim Earle, one of Merrill’s
Norm’. I turn around and no
nominators, stated in her
one is there.”
Contributed Article

There is a chance it was Leland
Ward, a technical aficionado
who volunteered at the Theatre
throughout the mid 1900’s, but
no one knows for certain.
Community Foundation
Presents 27th Annual Axel W.
Carlson Award
While his community involvement has revolved around
Little Theatre for almost half
a century, it is only the tip of
the iceberg of what he has accomplished in his life.
Recently added to the Wall of
Fame at Pine Valley Central
High School, Merrill graduated in 1954 and attended SUNY
Delhi, located in the Catskill
Mountains. During his two
years at Delhi he earned a degree that focused on engineering and construction. In 1956
he began a 42-year career in

the construction industry as
Construction Superintendent
in the Jamestown area.
In addition to renovating the
Jones Hill facility and WCA
Hospital, Merrill was also
responsible for 50 structures
throughout the city of Jamestown. One of the accomplishments he is most proud
of is the parking ramp on the
corner of Third and Spring
Streets.
In 1965, Merrill began volunteering at the Theatre where he
offered his skills maintaining
and repairing the building and
helping with set construction. He also served on the
House Committee at this time.
Seventeen years later, Merrill
began logging countless hours
as he helped Helen create the
Junior Guilders, a children’s
show choir.

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August 16, 2012 Edition – Main Section – A

FLYING, continued from page 1
thankful to find out that two
veterans of the second World
War would be sitting near us
in the B-17. I wanted to see the
look on their faces when the
engines roared to a start and
we accelerated to take off.
After the safety brief, we hoisted ourselves into the tail of the
B-17. It was a fairly cramped
space- certainly designed for
function above all else. I found
myself sitting cross-legged on
the floor beneath a side-turret.

Once the engines sputtered to
life, my heart was pounding.
I could see the smile on my
dads face get wider and wider,
his joy evident for all to see.
It was fairly loud, but nothing
like I’d expected it would be.
Unbeknownst to us, that was
only the idle.
“Is this what it sounded like
for you?” one passenger asked
a Veteran. He smiled humbly and shook his head. We
weren’t sure what that meant-

until a few moments later
when the low roar turned into
a rumbling blast of air and vibration as the engines readied
for take-off.
The Veteran turned back to
us, smiled, and pointed to his
ears- mouthing the words,
‘this is what it sounded like.’
During take-off, we were up
and standing before too longfree to roam about the cabin.
The after-storm clouds were
beautiful and left the sky clear
and blue.
As we headed up the body of
the plane, navigating around a
ball turret and contorting my
6’6’’ frame around corners not
created for giants. When we
entered the mid-section, we
found ourselves in the radar
room, complete with the original Morse code straight key.
What shocked me was what
happened next. I stood up,
finally having room and a
window above my head. But
what I found was- the reason
I had room was because the
window had been removed.
Yes, you read right- removed.
Needless to say, I couldn’t
let the opportunity pass me
by- and I stuck my hand out

A look over the left wing of the B-17 over Lake Erie, with Canada in the background.

of an airplane flying at 2,000
ft. and traveling at 150 knots
(160-170 mph). My dad tried
to get his whole head out- but
the wind proved to be too
much. The hair was enough
for a great photo though- and
a great story.
We toured the rest of planetraveling on a catwalk over the
bomb-bay doors and squatting
down to get into the nose-turret, all while flying high above
the Lake Erie shoreline.
When we landed, my dad

was the first to get out and I
followed suit. Next the folks
sitting near us, followed by
the vets. The crowd applauded
as these brave men exited the
war bird with sizable smiles on
their wise faces.
The experience was a oncein-a-lifetime one, and I won’t
soon forget it. I was so thankful for the opportunity to fly
in a piece of American history
and experience what those
who have gone before me
experienced.

We must not forget about the
past and let history repeat
itself. We must strive after
greatness, as the brave men
and women who fought in the
armed forces in World War
II did for us. They desired to
create a world of freedom and
progress for their children
and their children’s children.
American pride and ingenuity ride on the wings of these
aircraft, and I encourage you
to take an opportunity to see
them if it ever arises.

The gunner’s chair in the nose turret of the Boeing
B-17 “Flying Fortress” I ﬂew in from Willoughby, Ohio to
Jamestown

2012 - One Hundred Years of Eagle Scouts
Contributed Article
Allegany Highlands Council

The Eagle Scout Award. It is
the Boy Scouts of America’s
highest rank and among its
most familiar icons. Men who
earned it count it among their
most treasured possessions.
Those who missed earning
it by a whisker, or a mile, remember exactly what requirements they didn’t complete,
and surely have a story to tell
about why not.
Americans know that being an
Eagle Scout is a great honor
and accomplishment, even if
they don’t know exactly what
the badge means.
But the award is more than a
badge. It’s a state of being. You
are an Eagle Scout. You never
were an Eagle Scout. You may
have received it as a boy, but
you earn it every day as a man.
In the words of the Eagle Scout
Promise, you “do your best
each day to make your training an example, to which you
pledge your sacred honor”.
Two thousand and Twelve is
the one hundredth anniversary
of the Eagle Scout rank, and
that event bears retelling it’s
origins.
America’s first Eagle Scout,
Arthur R. Eldred, was a member of Troop 1 in Oceanside,
NY, a troop his brother Hubert
had founded in November of
1910. Probably the oldest scout
in the troop, Arthur moved
rapidly through the ranks. He
reached Tenderfoot by January
1911, was Second Class in February, and became a First Class

Scout a month after that.
After the new Handbook for
Boys appeared in August of
1911, listing requirements
for the first 57 merit badges,
Arthur quickly got to work,
earning 21 merit badges by
April 1912. Sometime after
that, Arthur applied to become
an Eagle Scout. The BSA hadn’t
quite figured out a system yet,
so Arthur was examined by
perhaps the most intimidating
Board of Review in Scouting’s
history. It included Chief Scout
Executive James E. West, Chief
Scout Ernest Thompson Seton,
National Scout Commissioner
Daniel Carter Beard (another
BSA founder), and Wilbert E.
Longfellow of the US Volunteer Lifesaving Corps, who
had written the Handbook’s

sections on swimming and
lifesaving. Arthur survived
the high-powered grilling;
on August 21, 1912. West
notified him that he was BSA’s
first Eagle Scout. However,
he would have to wait until
after Labor Day to receive the
badge because the dies for the
badge hadn’t been created yet.
During that period in between,
Arthur saved two of his fellow
scouts from drowning, just
proving what a truly remarkable example of scout training
Arthur was.
More than 115 millions boys
have been scouts in the last
102 years, and over two million have earned the coveted
distinction of Eagle Scout. And
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Greg Prechtl, Director of the
Boys and Girls’ Club at the
Chautauqua Institution, spoke
to the Rotary Club of Jamestown and explained the many
facets of the summer youth
programs at the Institution.
Prechtl is well-qualified for
his summer position as he
has been associated with the
Fredonia State athletic department for five decades. During
the school year, he has served
his alma mater as director of
athletics since 1998 and has
overseen the appointment of
numerous coaches, the return
of men’s and women’s swimming and diving to varsity
status, and the adoption of
new academic guidelines for
members of the college’s 19
varsity teams. He has also
directed the formation of the
Blue Devil Boosters Club. In
the spring of 2010, he added
additional responsibilities
when oversight of Intramurals
and Recreation Sports were
moved to Athletics.
Prechtl’s appointment as director of athletics is the latest step
in a progression which began
when he enrolled at Fredonia
State in 1965. He played men’s
basketball for four seasons
(1965-69) while earning a
Bachelor of Arts degree in

English. He earned a Master’s
degree at his alma mater, spent
a year at the University of
Oklahoma working towards
an advanced degree in Student
Personnel, and returned to
Fredonia State in 1973 to take
an administrative position in
Residence Life and to become
an assistant coach on the staff
of head men’s basketball coach
Bill Hughes.
Prechtl spent one season as
interim head coach and assumed the full head coaching duties in 1977. Among
the traditions he continued
was the annual scheduling of
games against NCAA Division
I and Division II teams. He
also led the 1992-93 team to
the program’s only SUNYAC
championship and NCAA
tournament appearance and
to two ECAC Upstate New
York championships. In addition, his teams posted wins
over several nationally ranked
Division III teams during his
coaching tenure.
Among the honors he received
have been the Kodak NCAA
Division III District Coach
of the Year, the New York
State College Coach of the
Year, SUNYAC Coach of the
Year, and the Fredonia State
Alumni Association’s Outstanding Achievement Award.
He most recently was named
2010 recipient of the Chancel-

lor’s Award for Excellence in
Professional Service.
He is past president of the
State University of New York
Athletic Association.
He and his wife, Linda, have
three children and two grandchildren. During the summer,
The Chautauqua Institution
Boys’ and Girls’ Club is a “day
camp” for children ages six to
fifteen serving between 450
and 500 kids each week on
the campus at the south end
of the grounds which includes
four buildings (Boys’ Club,
Girls’ Club, Seaver Gym, and
the Beeson Youth Center) as
well as an historic baseball/
softball Field (Sharp Field),
a sand volleyball court, a
ravine, tennis courts, a basketball court, five playing fields, a
playground, and an expansive
waterfront.
Prechtl oversees a staff of
ninety (75 of whom are high
school and college-aged young
people) along with approximately 12 to 15 adults.
Chautauqua considers youth
programming as vitally
important for the long-term
health and vitality of the Institution. The Boys’ & Girls’ Club
has a long and storied history.
Actually, it is the Oldest Day
Camp in America with 2012
marking its 120th season.
1893 was the Club’s inaugural
season with offerings in “parliamentary law and lawmaking” and “gymnastics.” While
the content and activities
at Club have expanded, the
structure of Club was set in
the 1890s, and remains pretty
much the same today – Boys
and girls meet at 9:00 a.m. and
2:00 p.m. for announcements
and are then released to begin
a three hour morning session
and a two hour afternoon
session.
At the turn of the century,
records indicate that boys at
Club were “into” what was
new or important at that time
in history. In 1910, seven years

after the Wright Brothers flew
their plane at Kitty Hawk,
young men at Club were part
of building an airplane glider.
In 1912, four years after Ford
introduced the first Model
T, kids were learning about
the principles of the gasoline
engine. The first licensed radio
broadcast was in August 1920
and members of the Boys’
Club were constructing their
own radios in 1922.
The girls’ activities centered
around the “domestic and applied arts” … and while boys
and girls met separately, in the
late 1890 they joined together
for special events … like “talks
on a wide variety of subjects”,
musical concerts, picnics and
excursions into the countryside.
Field and water meets for both
boys and girls were popular
from the beginning. Special
events during the 1920s consisted of picnics, hayrides, and
trips to the Welch’s grape juice
production facility, Midway
Park, Panama Rocks, and Buttermilk Falls.
Because the majority of
children stayed for the entire
season, skill development in
various areas was possible.
Projects were ambitious, and
often took the entire season to
complete.
In 1898 Chautauqua decided
to erect a facility for the Boys’
Club. This was a brave undertaking as it was at the end of
the financial panic of the 1890.
Lewis Miller, the founder and
benefactor of Chautauqua,
had lost most of his fortune
during this period. N.F. Clark
of Oil City, stepped in to back
the plan and undertook the
task of raising funds, contributing almost half of the $2,700
cost himself. Efforts were
successful and the building
known as the Boys’ Club was
erected in 1899.
By August of 1900, enrollment
had swelled to 200 and the
Girls’ Club was overflowing its

temporary headquarters in the
CLSC. In 1902 the building
known as the Girls’ Club was
completed at a cost of $6,000
(with Mr. N.F. Clark again
contributing the bulk of the
funds).
In the 1920s classroom activities were dropped and boys
and girls were required to
meet certain requirements
during the five-period day. All
children were required to take
“instructional swim”, one period in “constructive instruction
(arts and crafts, nature storytelling or dancing) and two
periods in physical education
(athletic sports, field games,
canoeing, or rowing). The fifth
period was open, with most
children choosing free swim
in the afternoon.
Hard times of the depression and WWII with its
gas rationing took a toll on
Chautauqua’s attendance. As
a result Boys’ and Girls’ Club
attendance started to drop,
reaching a low point of 228 in
1942. Fees were reduced and
buildings fell into disrepair.
After WWII ended … the
economy improved and
Club went through a major
transformation – the play area
was greatly expanded, new
equipment was purchased and
a “Rec” building was erected
as an additional indoor facility. Additional activities such
as sailing, golf and badminton
were added ... along with a
system of electives so a young
person could design his or her
own daily activities. Baseball
was the favorite sporting
activity at Club.
Children’s School and B&G
Club provide quality programming for young Chautauquans. Youngsters learn
Chautauqua values and build
relationships that last a lifetime.
Today Club kids learn to sail,
swim, juggle, and play tennis. They have nature, music
and kayaking. They are given

enriching opportunities by
performers, speakers, artists
and musicians
Attendance continues to grow.
Last season, Club served 1,700
different children.
Stays at Club continue to get
shorter. Just 3% percent of
Club members are seasonlong participants and 75% of
the youth stay 2 weeks or less.
Large numbers and increasingly shorter stays will
continue to provide significant challenges for Club staff.
Facilities which were vastly
improved over the past decade
are again beginning to show
some wear and tear.
While every counselor isn’t
majoring in education, are
all very sharp, well traveled,
and level-headed. Many have
incredible experiences to share
with their groupers.
There are also a number of
adult staff who are interesting and exceptional. Don
Rapp, for example, is a 13-year
employee; he is 84 years old,
has hiked across England at 67
and has an enthusiasm for life
that few his age exhibit.
The five members of Club
Senior staff have a combined
130 years of work experience
at Club, Prechtl is in his 26th
season as Director, Program
Director Jenn Flanagan (31
yrs.); Asst. Director John
Chubb – (30 yrs); Alan Rubin,
Business Manager (24 years);
Aquatics Director Chuck
Bauer (19 yrs.) and Ruth
Heide - CIT – 17 yrs).
While most of the kids are
children whose parents are vacationing at Chautauqua, they
do have a number of regional
participants – kids from
Mayville, Lakewood, and the
area surrounding Chautauqua,
who attend Club on a weekly
or seasonal basis.

The Westfield/Mayville Rotary Club members recently
welcomed two groups of
Chautauqua Institution’s vocal
students, Cabaret and Opera,
under the direction of Carol
Rausch, music administrator
and chorus master.
A former Rotary Scholar, Ms.
Rausch has been part of the
Chautauqua music staff since
1995 and is Chorus Master/

Music Administrator for the
New Orleans Opera Association.
The club has provided a scholarship contribution which
provides the students with the
opportunity to concentrate
solely on their artistic pursuits
without worrying about the
financial pressures of the art
world.
Introduced by Helen Baran, club Vocational Service
chair, the Cabaret and Opera
students have preformed for

the club for many years. “It is
always a great pleasure to see
how the Rotary Scholars have
done with their training,” she
commented. “Each year, the
students are at the top of their
field, and it is always wonderful to hear these young people
perform in both opera and
lighter music one would see on
Broadway. They come from all
over the USA and the world.”

Community Foundation, continued from page 11
New York State’s Official Day
of Commemoration of the
Great Lakes Seaway Trail
War of 1812 with this 1812 ½
Due to the popularity of the
exhibit,” Lundy-Beck says.
traveling exhibit of historic“The 26 quilts, by American
style quilts selected from the
and Canadian quilters, plus
spring Great Lakes Seaway
four new Great Lakes Seaway
Trail War of 1812 Quilt
Show, the call is going out for Trail educational interpretive
1812-style fabric works of art panels about the War will be
for a reprise event titled Great on display with new works by
quilters who want to be part of
Lakes Seaway Trail 1812 ½.
this continuing celebration of
The Great Lakes Seaway Trail our National Scenic Byway’s
Discovery Center in Sackets
history and cultural storytellHarbor, NY, will host the show ing tradition,” Lundy-Beck
September 29-30, 2012.
adds.
Show Manager Lynette Lundy- The show’s relaxed entry
Beck is asking quilters who
guidelines accept quilt tops usenjoyed making a quilt for
ing 1812-true patterns, colors
the spring event; those who
and fabrics along with any
wanted to, but didn’t; and
completed quilts. The entry
those who may have started,
deadline is September 21.
but did not finish an entry for
The show will include vendors
the spring show to enter the
and encouragement for entries
fall exhibit.
for the March 2013 Great
“We are extending the excite- Lakes Seaway Trail Quilt Show
ment about the historic-style
with an international “Beauty
quilts in conjunction with
of the Byways” theme.
Contributed Article

An 1812 theme Great Lakes
Seaway Trail walking event,
sanctioned by the American
Volkssport Association, will
take place starting at 9 a.m. on
Sept 29 at the Great Lakes Seaway Trail Discovery Center.
For more information on the
1812 ½ Quilt Show, contact
Lundy-Beck at 315-646-1000
x203, lynette@seawaytrail.
com, www.1812quiltchallenge.
blogspot.com.
To participate in the September 29 Great Lakes Seaway
Trail 1812 Walking Event,
contact Great Lakes Seaway
Trail Volkssport Association
President Daryl Giles at 315646-1000 x200, daryl@seawaytrail.com.
Find leisure driving travel
information for the 518-milelong Great Lakes Seaway Trail
National Scenic Byway online
at www.seawaytrail.com.

is so much Norm does for our
community that it is time he is
recognized for his actions and
thanked by all of the people he
inspired along the way.”
During the award ceremony,
the Junior Guilders honored
Merrill with a performance.
Because of his commitment
to the Jamestown area and
dedication to the Jamestown
Community College “Morning
Maniacs” exercise group, they
sang “Jamestown, New York”
and “Rise Up Singing.”
The Jamestown Harmony
Barbershop Express Chorus,
of which Merrill is a member, also performed. Other
performers included Tiffany
Wakeley-Heintzman, Cameron Hurst, a group of former
Junior Guilders, Carla Kayes
and Bob Ostrom.
Community Foundation
Presents 27th Annual Axel W.
Carlson Award

In addition to the Guilders
and Little Theatre, Merrill is
also a member of the Rotary Club of Jamestown and a
trustee and former president
of the Ad Council at Camp
Street United Methodist
Church. In the past he has
served on the YMCA Building
Committee and Town of Ellicott Development Committee.
Since 1986, the Axel W.
Carlson Award has been a
tribute to the “unsung heroes”
of our community. Carlson
was a Swedish immigrant who
believed in helping others
without reward or recognition.
Upon his death in 1981, it was
discovered he left a substantial
portion of his estate to help
others. He started a number
of funds at the Community
Foundation to continue his
charitable giving and in 1985
the Foundation allocated some
of that money to this award.

Every year, the Foundation
awards an individual the title
“Unsung Hero” in honor of
Carlson. As a part of the award
the Foundation has donated
to the following organizations
in Merrill’s honor: Junior Guilders; The Leland Ward Little
Theatre Fund, administered by
the Community Foundation;
The Chautauqua County Humane Society; The American
Heart Association and Roswell
Park Cancer Institute.
“When I retired, I was offered
three paying jobs,” Merrill
said. “I turned them all down.
I loved being a full-time volunteer.”
Nominations for the 2013
Axel W. Carlson Award will
be accepted after Jan. 1, 2013.
For more information visit the
Community Foundation online at www.crcfonline.org.

Jamestown location nearly doubled in size and capacity to keep up with area demand for fast and reliable urgent care
Contributed Article
Five Star Urgent Care

Five Star Urgent Care—only
four months after its grand
opening—has completed
a $500,000 renovation and
expansion project to its facility
located in the Riverwalk Center, Jamestown. As a result, the
center nearly doubled its size
and capacity, from 1,700 sq. ft.
to 3,100 sq. ft.
Having first opened its doors
in Jamestown in March, Five
Star Urgent Care offers fast, reliable care for non-life threatening ailments, with most
customers being seen within
15 minutes. In order to provide patients with the minimal
wait time and comfortable
service Five Star promises, the
facility needed to undergo an

extension expansion to accommodate for patient demand.
Additionally, a new 3D TV
with surround-sound system,
and arcade gaming have been
placed in the waiting room to
provide a more comfortable,
homey environment for both
patients and their loved ones.
“From day one, it has been our
priority to provide patients
with a superior level of care for
their urgent care needs,” said
John Radford, MD, Five Star
Urgent Care owner and principal. “These upgrades allow
us to further enhance patient
comfort and care, keeping
wait times well below that of
a hospital emergency room.
These upgrades only further
set Five Star apart from other
urgent care providers, with

better service, better quality of
care, less wait, and increased
comfort.”
Five Star Urgent Care has
become the preferred local
medical provider over area
hospitals by providing increased access to high-quality,
affordable, efficient urgent
medical care. The facility
provides services on a walk-in
basis, with no appointment
necessary.
Centrally located in the
Riverwalk Center on South
Main Street, Five Star is open
Monday through Friday from
10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., and
on Saturdays and Sundays
from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

YMCA Battle of the Businesses Turns 25

Chautauqua County’s Gold Standard

Contributed Article
Todd J. Tranum, President and CEO
of the Chautauqua County Chamber
of Commerce & Executive Director of
the Manufacturers Association of the
Southern Tier

It’s been quite a week in
Chautauqua County! Once
again, we were treated to an
extraordinary event watching
Fredonia native Jenn Suhr in
Olympic Pole Vaulting – this
time as she won the gold
medal!
Born Jennifer Stuczynski, our

gold medalist only began to
compete in pole vault in 2005.
Always an athlete, she played a
number of sports at Fredonia
High School and won the New
York State pentathlon title as
a senior in 2000. At Roberts
Wesleyan College near Rochester she competed in basketball and track and field. She
has worked with coach, Rick
Suhr, for many years and the
pair married two years ago.
When Jenn Suhr won a silver
medal in the last summer
Olympics, Chautauqua County
shared in the proud moment.
This time, seeing the gold
medal around her neck, we are
all beaming and delighted with
the story of a local girl who
is number one in the world!
Congratulations to Jenn and to
the Stuczynski family.
We are also proud to be celebrating with the Lucille Ball
Desi Arnaz Center in the wake
of another tremendously successful Lucy Fest weekend! The

Lucille Ball Festival of Comedy
drew thousands of people to
the Jamestown area, bringing
some national media coverage
our way. The enduring draw of
Jamestown native Lucille Ball,
the fun of the team competition in this year’s Lucy World
Games, and the top notch talent of headliners Billy Gardell
and Paula Poundstone created
yet another big win for our
region.
With continued success like
the last two years, Lucy Fest
will remain an important
economic and tourism driver
in Chautauqua County!
This combination of big wins
for our county this week
can serve as reminders to us
all that there is much to be
proud of right here in our own
backyard. We continue to be
a world-class tourist destination and an exemplary training
ground as the World’s Learning Center.

Dunkirk Chamber Revives the
Farmers Market
The Dunkirk Community
Chamber of Commerce has
re-established a downtown
farmers market on Lark Street
between Third and Fourth
Streets. The market will operate on Thursdays from 11 a.m.
to 6 p.m.
Chautauqua County Chamber
Director of Member Develop-

ment Greg Krauza and Chamber intern Kevin Lowther
worked with city officials and
vendors to get the project up
and running. At start-up it
included fresh produce from
Fred Farms, Someday Maybe
Farms, and a Spanish food
vendor. Additional vendors are
being sought, including some

local wineries.
Sponsors include D & F Travel,
Univera Healthcare, and the
Resource Center. The City of
Dunkirk is also a sponsor, as
the Farmers Market is being
housed in a city owned parking lot.

Gift Check Deadline Aug. 15
Contributed Photo
Jamestown YMCA

The Jamestown Area YMCAs
is celebrating its 25th anniversary of the Battle of the
Businesses, which will take
place Sept. 8 through 15. The

Battle is sponsored by BlueCross BlueShield of Western
New York and Windstream
Communications. Pictured
left to right are Tom Anderson, Lakewood YMCA
branch manager and battle

insurance. It’s suitable for both
the prospective entrepreneur
and for those who have been
Chautauqua Opportunities
in business for awhile and
for Development, Inc. (CODI) want to review important
is offering an informative
business essentials.
workshop for budding and
“We’ll show you what it takes
established entrepreneurs in
to make a business work,”
Chautauqua County. “Small
Carol Ford, CODI Business
Business Essentials” is a 10week course covering all issues Development Specialist and
involved in starting a business class instructor said. “Having an in-demand product
and making it successful.
or service is the center of any
The course begins Sept. 12
start-up business but there are
and runs every Wednesday
many other essential elements
evening until Nov. 14 from 6
needed to achieve success.
p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at ConnecAnyone taking this course
tions North on Bennett Road will leave with a solid underin Dunkirk and every Thursstanding of crucial business
day starting Sept. 13 until Nov. essentials to start and grow a
15 from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in business. They will gain a betJamestown at 402 Chandler
ter understanding of industry,
Street.
market potential, competiThe interactive workshop
tion, sources of information
covers all aspects of getting a
and the importance of being
new business up and running pro-active. The class has real
including creating a busiworld applications specifically
ness plan, financial planning, designed for micro enterfiling permits, marketing and prises.”
Contributed Article
Chautauqua Opportunities

Class discussions will include,
but aren’t limited to; selfassessment, professionalism
in business, communicating,
planning, marketing, required
permits, legal issues, cash flow
projections, financial tips and
insurance issues. There may
also be presentations given by
area professionals with time
afterwards to answer specific
questions. The ultimate goal is
for each participant to have a
completed business plan at the
end of the class.
This workshop is suitable for
existing and prospective small
business owners who wish to
sharpen their business skills.
The course costs $125, which
includes the cost of the workbook and class and instructor
time.
Space is limited so to ensure
your seat, please register by
calling the CODI offices at
(716) 661-9430 by noon on
Wednesday, Sept. 5.

Anyone who may have Shop
Chautauqua County Gift
Checks with an HSBC name
and routing number should
remember to use those checks
before the Aug. 15 deadline.
Due to the sale of HSBC
branches to First Niagara
bank, the Chamber’s Gift
Check account was sold to
First Niagara as part of the
corporate agreement. As a
result, the program is in a
transition from HSBC to First

Niagara.
First Niagara is honoring all
currently distributed HSBC
checks until Aug. 15. After
that date, those gift checks
can no longer be processed.
The Chamber can not guarantee payment on old checks
after that date and will not be
responsible for returned check
fees.
Anyone who has a question
about the Chamber’s gift check
program can call the Chamber

at 366-6200 or 484-1101.
The Chautauqua County
Chamber of Commerce Shoptauqua Gift Check program
has been directly responsible
for putting over $1-million
back into local businesses in
our community. We continue
to see it as a tool to improve
foot traffic and increase sales
for participating businesses.
Thank you for your continued
support of the Chamber and
this program.

Business After Hours Aug. 16
The Dunkirk and Fredonia
Community Chambers are
partnering on a Business
After Hours networking event
Aug. 16, which will be held
at Katarina’s, above Demetri’s
at the Dunkirk Harborfront
from 5 to 6:30 p.m. There will

be a cash bar, complimentary
hors d’oeuvre’s and a business
card prize drawing. Attendees can stay and watch Music
on the Pier for the evening
from Katarina’s upper deck.
The concert that night will be
Chautauqua County native

Jackson Rohm.
The cost of this event is $5 for
members and future members.
If a member pre-registers and
brings a guest, the member
can attend for free. Registration is available through the
Chamber website.

Chamber Golf Tournament September 7
Enjoy a fabulous day of golf,
prizes, and dinner with other
Chamber members during the
Chautauqua County Chamber
of Commerce Annual Golf
Tournament, Friday, September 7th at the Chautauqua Golf
Club.
The tournament is sponsored

GHD Consulting Engineers,
Community Bank, N.A., Liazon Corporation, Lake Shore
Savings Bank, OBSERVER,
and The Post-Journal. You can
register through the Chamber website or by calling the
Chamber at 366-6200 or 4841101.

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This Week in... Our Community
August 16, 2012 Edition – Main Section – A

6th Annual International
Humanitarian Law Dialogs
August 26-28

Contributed Article
Robert H. Jackson Center

The sixth annual International
Humanitarian Law Dialogs
is an historic gathering of
renowned international prosecutors from Nuremberg, The
International Criminal Court,
The International Criminal
Tribunals for the former
Yugoslavia and Rwanda, The
Special Court for Sierra Leone,
The Extraordinary Chambers
in the Courts of Cambodia
and the Special Tribunal for
Lebanon. The Prosecutors will
be joined by leading professionals in the field of International Humanitarian Law. The
2012 installation of the Dialogs, being held August 26-28
at the Chautauqua Institution,
offers a look at the impact of
modern international law on
war crimes and crimes against
humanity, focusing on the
theme, “Hybrid International
Courts: A Tenth Anniversary
Retrospective on the Special Court for Sierra Leone.”
The sessions are free (with
the exception of meals) and
open to the public. For more
information, call the Robert
H. Jackson Center at (716)
483-6646.
Highlights of the Dialogs
include updates from the
current prosecutors, a panel
discussion and assessment of
the Special Court for Sierra
Leone, “Porch-Sessions with
the Prosecutors” featuring
a variety of focused topics,
and the issuance of a Sixth
Chautauqua Declaration by all
the Prosecutors in attendance.
In addition, there will be a
special film presentation of
“Granito: How to Nail a Dictator” at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday,
August 26 at the Chautauqua
Cinema (tickets are available
for purchase directly at the
theater).
The film, part courtroom
drama, part political thriller,
and part war movie, is about
the ongoing efforts to bring to
trial in an international court
of law José Efraín Ríos Montt,
the Guatemalan dictator and
military commander. Attending will be Kate Doyle, Senior
Analyst from the National

Security Archive, and protagonist in the movie.
Justice Robert H. Jackson was
United States Chief Prosecutor of the principal Nazi war
criminals at the International Military Tribunal in
Nuremberg, Germany, during
1945-46. The Dialogs honor
the legacy of Nuremberg as
the first successful international effort to hold individuals criminally responsible for
planning and waging aggressive war, committing war
crimes and committing crimes
against humanity. It founded
the era of International Criminal Law and set standards that
guide international prosecutors today. This event is made
possible through the generous
support of the following sponsors: The Robert H. Jackson
Center, The American Red
Cross, The American Society
of International Law, Case
Western University School of
Law, The Chautauqua Institution, The Enough Project, The
International Bar Association, IntLawGrrls, The JCC
Foundation, Clayton Sweeney,
Syracuse University College of
Law, TitanX Engine Cooling,
and Washington University
in St. Louis School of Law, in
association with the United
States Holocaust Memorial
Museum.
The Robert H. Jackson
Center’s mission is to advance the legacy of Robert
H. Jackson—U.S. Supreme
Court Justice and Chief U.S.
Prosecutor at the International Military Tribunal (IMT)
trial at Nuremberg—through
education and exhibits, and by
pursuing the relevance of his
ideas for future generations.
The Center is located at 305
East Fourth Street, Jamestown,
NY. Tours are available from
10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Monday –
Friday and from 10 a.m. – 2
p.m. on Saturdays. E-mail
us at info@roberthjackson.
org or visit us online at www.
roberthjackson.org. For additional information, contact
the Robert H. Jackson Center
at (716) 483-6646.

96th HIGHLANDERS, continued
from page 1
(similar to the Olympic shotput event) and the caber toss
(similar to the Olympics
javelin event.)
There will be no admission
to attend the kickoff party on
August 24. The cost to attend
the Jamestown Regional Celtic
Festival on August 25 will be
an $8 donation, with senior
citizens being admitted for $6
All children age 12 and under
will be admitted free.
Tickets will be sold at the
door and free parking and free
shuttle service will be provided to everyone who purchases
a ticket. The grounds are

wheelchair accessible and free
programs will be available.
Attendees are encouraged to
bring their own lawn chairs.
For more information about
the Jamestown Regional
Celtic Festival and Gathering of the Clans, including
details on the schedule of
events, what bands will be
performing and how you
can volunteer and become
a part of the festivities,
visit www.96thhighlanders.
com/festival/html or call
773-0525.

Season Closes with Week Nine, “The Presidents Club”
Lynda Johnson Robb and John
Avlon.
The position of U.S. president Bales is the daughter of President Gerald R. Ford and Betty
is one that only those who
Ford. In 1992, she was elected
have occupied the White
to the board of directors of the
House can understand. This
Betty Ford Center and succauses relationships between
current and former presidents ceeded her mother as chairman from 2005 to 2010.
to cross political boundaries
regarding how they relate to
Robb is the first child of
each other, where the bound- President Lyndon B. Johnson
aries are between one another and Lady Bird Johnson. She
and what roles their families
is president of the National
play in the presidency.
Home Library Foundation
and a member of the board
In a week that takes its title
from the book, The Presidents of the LBJ Foundation, which
Club: Inside the World’s Most supports the LBJ Library &
Exclusive Fraternity by Nancy Museum and the Lyndon B.
Gibbs and Michael Duffy, it is Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas.
only appropriate that Nancy
Gibbs, deputy managing edi- Avlon is senior columnist
tor of Time magazine, is the
for Newsweek and The Daily
week’s first lecturer. She speaks Beast as well as a CNN conMonday, Aug. 20 at 10: 45 a.m. tributor.
in the Amphitheater.
Presidential historian Richard
Gibbs speaks again, closing
Norton Smith has created or
the week, on Friday joined by directed presidential libraries
co-author and assistant man- dedicated to Abraham Linaging editor of Time magacoln, Herbert Hoover, Dwight
zine, Michael Duffy.
Eisenhower, Gerald Ford
Former director of the Nixon and Ronald Reagan. Smith
gives the morning lecture on
Presidential Library and
Thursday.
Museum, Timothy Naftali is
Tuesday’s lecturer.
This week’s Interfaith Lecture
Series themed, “The EthLecturing on Wednesday,
Aug. 22 are Susan Ford Bales, ics of Presidential Power,”
Contributed Article
Chautauqua Institution

are held in the Hall of Philosophy weekdays at 2 p.m. Afternoon lecture themes often
complement the themes of the
10:45 a.m. lectures, but take a
different angle of vision.
Day tickets are available for
purchase at the Main Gate
Welcome Center Ticket Office
on the day of your visit. Morning tickets grant visitors access
to the grounds for $18 from 7
a.m. to 2 p.m.
For $12, afternoon tickets
grant access from 12 p.m. to
8 p.m.
Combined morning/afternoon
passes (7 a.m. to 8 p.m.) are
$30. For additional ticketing information, visit https://
chautauquatickets.ciweb.org/
or call 716-357-6250.
Chautauqua Institution is a
summer community located
in southwestern New York
State on Chautauqua Lake.
It offers a unique mix of fine
and performing arts, lectures,
interfaith worship, educational
programs and recreational
activities. Each summer the
Institution hosts over 2,200
events and 100,000 guests. For
more information please visit,
www.ciweb.org.

begins with Monday’s lecturer,
Ronald C. White Jr., author of
The New York Times, Washington Post and Los Angeles
Times bestseller, A. Lincoln: A
Biography. Interfaith lectures
take place at 2 p.m. in the Hall
of Philosophy.
On Tuesday, associate professor of history at Penn State
University, Philip Nash gives
the interfaith lecture.
John Q. Barrett, professor of
law at St. John’s University
as well as renowned teacher,
writer, public commentator
and lecturer, returns to Chautauqua for his twelfth summer
to lecture on Wednesday, Aug.
22.
John W. Dean, former Nixon
White House Counsel and
James D. Robenalt, partner
at Thompson Hine LLP give
Thursday’s lecture.
The last interfaith lecture of
the season on Friday features
lecturer Dr. Douglas C. Neckers, professor emeritus of
Bowling Green State University and chief executive officer
of Spectra Group, Ltd., a photochemical sciences business.
Morning lectures are held in
the Amphitheater weekdays at
10:45 a.m. Interfaith Lectures

Vintage Autos Get Frewsburg Rest Home Residents
All “Revved Up”

Don Frank admires the vintage autos and remembers his car adventures from days gone by.

our residents begin to emerge
from inside the building with
Vintage Autos
anxious hearts and smiles
As the rain and clouds rolled
to check out the cars.” This
out of Frewsburg Thursday
year 18 cars comprised the
afternoon on Aug. 9, memshow, from 1951 to 1996, Ford
bers of the Chautauqua Lake
Model A to Mazda Miata.
Region Antique AutomoJackie Shannon, Activities
bile Club of America began
rumbling into the parking lot Director, said each year in
August the Frewsburg Rest
of the Frewsburg Rest Home
Home hosts a meeting for the
with their vintage cars. Rest
members of the club includHome Administrator, Dening a picnic meal served in
nis Bechmann said, “There is
the home’s outdoor pavilion.
nothing more fun to watch
After the meeting, residents of
than the sight of these amazing vehicles as they make their the home are invited to view
the old cars brought by the
way into our parking lot and
Contributed Article

club members. This provides a
great opportunity for residents
to reminisce about the cars
they once owned, comment
on the cars displayed or talk
about the changes they have
seen and experienced from
horse and buggies to the cars
of today.
When asked about the car
show, Frewsburg Rest Home
resident Don Frank said, “I
was struck by the beauty of
these cars and the work that
goes into maintaining and
showing these remarkable
vehicles. I remembered my

OFA Update, continued from page 5
problems and many people
have the misconception that
OFA services are FREE since
we are funded by the government. In fact, OFA services
are not free. While some OFA
programs require the participant to pay part of the cost,
most OFA programs rely on
participant donations to keep
them going and available for
everyone. The donations received go to fund services and
are not used to cover administrative costs. Recently OFA
has asked all our participants
to consider increasing their
donations to help us ensure
services like meals, transportation, health insurance counseling, home care, legal services
and other vital programs for
seniors.
In addition, OFA continues to
develop other funding sources

to ensure critical services for
seniors. OFA set up the Mac
McCoy/ OFA Memorial fund
at the community foundation
so that people who benefit
from our services during their
lifetime but are not able to
donate can make bequests to
our office or have memorial
donations after they pass. We
have been very blessed that
this way of assisting other seniors is catching on but it may
be many years before this fund
becomes a significant source
of revenue for our programs.
Other funding sources being
developed by OFA include
providing private pay services like Chautauqua County
Medical Monitoring which
uses the buying power of the
county to provide a discount
to anyone who wants this
emergency response service

and new programs funded by
insurance like Care Transition
Coaching. Even with these
new funded sources OFA and
the other county departments
face significant challenges as
we develop the 2013 county
budget in a way that provides the most service in the
most cost efficient manner.
The OFA staff and I remain
committed to helping seniors
stay safe, healthy and living
in the community for as long
as possible. We encourage
every senior to do their part
to ensure these vital services
are available for you and your
neighbors, friends and family
for many years to come. And
as always, we welcome your
comments, suggestions, and
assistance with everything we
do. Stay well!

childhood days when my
cousin and her boyfriend took
my sister and me for rides and
we rode in the rumble seat.”
Percy Johnson, also a resident
at the Rest Home said “It’s a
great night out for us with hot
dogs on the grill and other
refreshments and making new
friends with car club members.”

Immunization,
continued from
page 6
Be sure to check with your
health care provider to see
that you and your family are
up to date on immunizations.
Immunizations are available by appointment at the
Chautauqua County Health
Department. Regular clinic
hours until August 31st are
8:30am until 4:30pm, Monday
through Friday. Starting on September 4th they
will change to 9:00am until
5:00pm, Monday through
Friday. Additional evening
clinic appointments are available for all ages, please call for
an appointment.
Jamestown(716) 661-8111
Dunkirk (716) 363-3660
Mayville (716) 753-4765
For more information please
contact the Health Department at 1-866-604-6789 or
visit our website at: www.
MyHealthyCounty.com.

Area High School Students To Benefit
From JCC’s College Access Challenge

Contributed Article
JCC

Students attending five area
high schools will have access
to a variety of special opportunities during the 2012-13 academic year through a $250,000
grant recently awarded to
Jamestown Community College.
Partnering with JCC on a
College Access Challenge
Grant are Brocton Central
School, Dunkirk High School,
Jamestown High School, Olean
High School, and Salamanca
Central School. Students attending the Gustavus Adolphus Learning Center in
Jamestown will also be able to
access CACG program service.
The grant is funded through
a $7 million CACG award
received by New York state
from the U.S. Department of
Education. New York’s CACG
program is administered by
the New York State Higher
Education Services Corporation (HESC), the state’s finan-

cial aid agency.
According to Ashley Kalish,
who will direct the yearlong
program for JCC, CACG is
designed to increase the number of low income, minority,
and underserved students who
are prepared to apply for, get
accepted to, and succeed in
college.
“Several program components
will have an intense impact
on students identified by their
school counselors as being at
highest risk of academic failure and not completing high
school,” Ms. Kalish said. These
components include: academic
mentoring throughout the
school year in conjunction
with Chautauqua Striders;
Summer 2013 Residential
College Access Academy,
focusing on college awareness
and leadership for students
in grades 9 and 10; Summer
2013 Residential College Access Academy and SAT/ACT
Boot Camp providing students
completing grade 11 with daily
prep courses for the SAT and/
or ACT exams; scholarships
for seniors to take college
courses through JCC’s PreCollege Enrollment program;
and opportunities to shadow

college students at JCC’s
Jamestown, Olean, or Dunkirk
locations.
Many CACG program components are designed to have
a strong impact on broader
groups of students. These
include: visits to regional
two- and four-year public and
private colleges and universities for students at each
grade level; High School 101
workshops for students and
families, covering topics on
transitioning from middle
to high school, graduation
requirements, concurrent enrollment opportunities, college
searches, and career pathways;
College 101 workshops for
juniors and their families, focusing on the college selection
process, career exploration,
and financial aid; career events
at JCC’s Jamestown and Cattaraugus County campuses,
FAFSA, financial literacy, and
financial aid workshops for
students and parents; and precollege testing preparation for
PSAT, SAT, and ACT exams.
CACG funds will also support
professional development activities for guidance counselors
and high school faculty teaching in JCC’s College Connections concurrent enrollment
program.
Families within the partner
school districts seeking more
information about CACG
programs and services should
contact their high school
principals or Ms. Kalish at
716.338.1101 or 800.388.8557,
ext. 1101.

Kids’ College Class Gives Back
mats.
The children spent the first
couple of days of the course
Children can make a differlearning about fundraising,
ence – a big difference!
how to make sales projecDuring Jamestown Commutions, and setting and meeting
nity College’s annual weeklong financial goals. Determined
Kids’ College program in July, and excited, they set out to sell
participants in the Pennies for candy. In only two days, 22
Pets course raised over $400
children raised $422.63!
for the Chautauqua County
“Every cent counts,” comHumane Society (CCHS).
mented Ms. Rupp. When she
Pennies for Pets, one of 36
congratulated the children
hands-on learning adventures on raising $422, one of the
offered for children ages 8 to
students said “And don’t forget
12, was a unique offering in
the 63 cents!”
this year’s Kids’ College.
On the last day of Kids’
“Not only did children learn
College, Sue Bobek, CCHS
how to choose and care for
humane outreach coordinator,
a pet, but they learned about
brought Buddy, a very happy
the importance of giving back and friendly beagle, to meet
to our community to those
the children. During her visit,
less fortunate,” said Delana
she talked with them about
Rupp. Kids’ College program
the importance of caring for
coordinator. “They organized animals, what to do if they see
a fundraiser for which all of
an animal in need, and ways
the proceeds were donated to they can help out.
the Humane Society and also
After Pennies for Pets inmade and donated sleep/pet
Contributed Article
JCC

structor Missy Dabolt and
the children presented their
proceeds to her, Ms. Bobek
remarked, “I was so shocked at
how much money the students
raised, I forgot to ask the class
what they wanted the money
to go toward.” The children
asked that the proceeds benefit
the CCHS cat colony renewal
project, which will help cats in
the shelter by improving their
quality of life and hygiene as
well as enhance adoptability.
Students in the class included
Grace Alexander, Michaela
Bautista, Audrey Ducat,
Audrey Erickson, McKenzie
Guynn, Keeley Hayes, Abigail
Henry, Ryan Malarkey, Mei
Wen Maxwell, Amanda Mead,
Caroline Meleen, Emily
Pruett, Emily Riggle, Alyssa
Shimmel, Cassandra Spillane,
Allyson Stewart, Elise Swanson, Skyler Thorpe, Emily
Wakelee, Alyssa Weaver, Sierra
Wells, and Madelyn Yochim.

Suny Fredonia Technology Incubator
Announces Addition Of New Management
Consulting Tenant iKoss
strategies that allow more
flexibility and freedom,” added
SUNY Fredonia
Koss.
The SUNY Fredonia Technol“We are excited to announce
ogy Incubator announces
iKoss as our newest business,”
its newest business, iKoss
Consulting, a woman-owned said Robert Fritzinger, Direcmanagement consulting firm. tor of the SUNY Fredonia
Technology Incubator. “This
iKoss specializes in process
and organizational transition is a dynamic and progressive
services, change management, start-up company that displays
a wide variety of knowledge
and content writing, editing
and talent. As a womanand synthesis.
owned business, the company
Incorporated in 2011, iKoss’
enhances the diversity of the
managing partners collectively entrepreneurial pool housed
have 15 and 20 years experiin our facility. In addition,
ence in large, enterprise-wide iKoss has opportunities to asconsulting, developing a
sist our other startups in their
“reputation for excellence”
development and growth.”
among Fortune 1000 comThe SUNY Fredonia Technolpanies by providing targeted
client service offerings, quality
work products, and outstanding service delivery. iKoss is
dedicated to providing immediate value to all its clients
through a dynamic, highly
qualified workforce.
“Having the ability to work
in the same building as other
technology-based start-ups is
a tremendous opportunity,”
said iKoss Owner and Managing Partner Jennifer Koss.
“iKoss is already experiencing the value add of being a
member of SUNY Fredonia’s
Technology Incubator. The
resources and support available is allowing us to focus
and streamline our operations
quicker than we had originally
scoped out in our business
plan.
iKoss has already added five
employees beyond the original
founders. The company’s
ogy Incubator is a universityunique employment model
sponsored economic developattracts high-caliber profesment initiative that supports
sionals and promotes flexible
entrepreneurs and business
working arrangements, which start-ups in the technology
benefit both their clients and
sector and related industries.
consultants.
Since it officially opened in
December 2009, it is ahead
“Positive work-life balance is
of its growth projections and
a core value at iKoss, and we
work with the latest technolo- currently houses 17 start-up
companies. Earlier this year,
gies to enable remote work
Contributed Article

the incubator was a finalist
in the “Rookie of the Year”
award presented by InfoTech
Niagara, an organization that
promotes technology companies, entrepreneurs and students interested in technology
According to a recent report
by the Rockefeller Institute
in Albany, N.Y., the Western
New York Region provided
70% of all pure start-ups in
the entire state, with SUNY
Fredonia’s incubator providing
nearly half of these, state-wide.
A recent study by the Ewing
Marion Kauffman Foundation shows that start-up firms
are responsible for all net job
growth in the U.S.

Meet Your Lenders
Lenders representing local
banks and area loan funds will
Beth Reed
be on hand to introduce themBusiness lenders from the
selves and their programs.
community will be gathering
Approximately fifteen different
on Wednesday, Sept. 19 to dis- banks and organizations are
cuss the services they offer to expected to participate. This
existing, as well as prospective forum will allow anyone interbusiness owners. The recepested in getting a business loan
tion will be held in the Sarita
a great chance to meet area
Weeks Room on the Jamelenders in an informal session
stown Campus of Jamestown
and get valuable informaCommunity College from
tion on the next best steps to
10:00 am until noon. There
obtaining financing.
is no cost to attend, however
If you expect to need financpre-registration is required.
Please call the Small Business ing for your business within
the next year, this session is a
Development Center at JCC
unique opportunity. Discover
(716-338-1024) to register or
to get more information about what is available, what it takes
to secure business financing,
this opportunity.
Contributed Article

and meet the local people who
can help you get it.
Banks and organizations that
are already planning to participate include: Chautauqua
County Industrial Development Agency, Chautauqua
Opportunities, Community Bank, Five-Star Bank,
Jamestown Savings Bank,
Jamestown Local Development Corporation, Key Bank,
Lakeshore Savings, New York
State Business Development
Corporation, New York State
Small Business Development
Center at JCC, Small Business
Administration, and Southern
Tier Enterprise Development
Organization.

Rabbit perfect pet
for condo living
Quiet and
friendly,
rabbits
have
been
popular
pets
for adults.
Q: Our condo association allows
small dogs, cats and birds, but no
rabbits, guinea pigs or “exotic” pets.
I’m renting a place, and I would like to
buy. Right now, I have my pet rabbit
“in secret,” but I’m not going to buy
a place if I can’t have the pet of my
choice and stay compliant. How can I
get this rule changed? — via email
A: Your condo association is probably still thinking of rabbits as “livestock,” not as pets. In fact, I can think
of few animals better suited for condo
or apartment living than a neutered
house rabbit. They’re about the quietest pet I could think of owning, for one
thing, and they’re unlikely to cause
any conflict with neighbors.
They’re small. Even the biggest
rabbits aren’t much larger than a cat,
and dwarf rabbits are considerably
smaller. They’re also neat. A daily
brushing will catch loose hair, and a
vacuum will pick up scattered hay,
food pellets or the occasional stray
feces (it’s pea-sized, dry and round)
that don’t make it into the litter box.
Yes, a litter box: Many rabbits can
be reliably trained to use a box filled
with a little cat litter with fresh grass
hay on top, changed daily.
The one downside I can think of is
that rabbits will engage in destructive chewing if left to choose their
own recreation. Even this problem is
easily solved by “rabbit-proofing” the
living area — blocking off attractive
chewing areas, putting power cords
into protective covers — and offering
safe chewing alternatives.
I’d make the case to the association to expand its pet rules to include
rabbits. If it won’t, you should have
no problem finding another complex
that will welcome a responsible homeowner with such a quiet pet. — Gina
Spadafori
Do you have a pet question? Send it
to petconnection@gmail.com or visit
Facebook.com/DrMartyBecker.

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Morning America” and “The Dr. Oz
Show” veterinarian Dr. Marty
Becker and award-winning
journalist Gina Spadafori.
The two are affiliated
with Vetstreet.com and
are also the authors of
many best-selling pet
care books. Dr. Becker
can also be found at
Facebook.com/DrMar
tyBecker or on Twitter
@DrMartyBecker.

hen we think of pets
who need exercise
and playtime, cats
do not automatically spring
to mind, but they should.
Our domestic cats don’t
need to hunt for a living, but
they still have those natural
instincts to chase, climb and
hide. Toys, games and other
forms of entertainment enrich your cat’s life and burn
calories, keeping him happy
and healthy. And kitty playtime takes only two or three
minutes several times each
day. Here are some of our
favorite ways to keep cats
Pet-supply retailers have countless choices in toys for cats, or
active, both physically and
you can improvise with homemade ones.
mentally.
at least until your cat is ready
D Will play for food. The pet
D Get a move on! Cats are
for another nap. Just remember stores have a variety of food
attracted by motion. Even the
to put it away when you’re not puzzles — toys you put food into
laziest of cats gets excited by
around to supervise: You don’t for your cat to work out. If you
the bouncing beam of a flashwant your cat swallowing the
can’t find a food puzzle your cat
light or laser pointer. Following the fast, erratic motion en- string and developing a danger- likes, try a homemade version.
ous intestinal obstruction.
Put dry food inside an empty
hances a cat’s ability to think
paper towel roll, and let your
and move quickly. To give your D Live-action entertainment. A peaceful way to give
cat figure out how to get at it.
cat a real workout, direct the
light beam up and down stairs your cat a taste of the hunt is to Or get a Wiffle ball and insert
set a bird feeder just outside the pieces of kibble. They’ll fall
or walls, encouraging the cat
out when your cat bats the ball
to run and jump. Be careful not window. The birds stay safely
around.
to shine a laser pointer in your outdoors and get a meal out of
D Hide and seek. Put an
cat’s eyes. Chasing a pingpong the deal, while your cat’s life is
empty paper sack or a cardball down the hall will also get made more interesting on his
side of the window. This is a
board box with a little packing
your cat moving. Some cats
will even bring it back to you. great way to encourage your cat paper inside it on the floor and
to do a little jumping — onto the let your cat explore. He’ll love
D Gone fishin’. Other toys
windowsill — and to appeal to
the dark interiors and crinkly
that arouse a cat’s desire to
his birder nature.
noises. Boxes are extra fun
chase are fishing-pole toys,
D Kitty brain candy. The
when you have two cats, prowhich have flexible handles
rapid movements of birds,
viding the perfect way to play
attached to lines with furry
meerkats, aquarium fish and
hide-and-seek.
or feathery lures at the end.
other prey animals are like
Use your imagination to keep
Dangle it over your cat’s head
crack for cats. Feed your cat’s
your cat busy. So many cats
or drag it in front of him and
hunger for prey in a nonviolent these days are indoors, which
watch him become a silent
way by turning on a nature
is good for them, the neighbors
stalker: ears forward, rear
show or popping in a DVD
and the wildlife. But when you
twitching, then pouncing on
made especially for cats. Make close the door on your cat, you
his prey, rolling and kicking
sure your TV is securely placed need to make the indoors more
to “kill” it. His amazing flips
interesting. Fortunately, doing
and spins in pursuit of the lure so it won’t fall over if your cat
decides to leap at the screen in a so strengthens the bond bewill keep your kitten — and
tween you and your pet.
you — entertained for hours, or vain attempt to score a meal.

• The economy appears to have
finally dropped the rate of pet
ownership, which has been on
a seemingly recession-proof upward climb for years. According to
figures released by the American
Veterinary Medical Association
and based on a survey of 50,000
households, 56 percent of all U.S.
households reported owning a
pet at the end of 2011, down 2.4
percent from the trade group’s
last survey, in 2006. The U.S.
population of dogs was around 70
million (a drop of 2 million), while
cat ownership took a steeper
decline, down 7.6 million to 74.1
million. Birds were down 20.6
percent over five years, while exotics (ferrets, rabbits, reptiles and
rodents) fell 16.5 percent over the
same period.
• Dogs and cats are primary
carriers of allergens (their dander,
urine and saliva trigger allergy
responses) as well as secondary
carriers. Their coats are like a
dust mop filled with whatever pollen is in the air or on the ground.
Weekly baths with a hypoallergenic shampoo have been shown
to help.

Many cats
enjoy running
water, and
a drinking
fountain is a
better idea
than leaving
the faucet on.
• Cats tend to be chronically dehydrated and they are finicky about
their drinking water, so keeping
a clean, fresh supply on hand all
the time is important to their good
health. A continuous-flow drinking
fountain is a great way to fulfill your
cat’s desire to drink running water
without having a dripping faucet all
the time. These fountains, which
are available at pet-supply stores
or through pet-supply websites and
catalogs, make a steady supply of
running water available to your cat,
recycling and filtering it so it stays
fresh.
— Dr. Marty Becker and Gina
Spadafori

Chautauqua County Humane Society Pet of the Week

Pet of the Week
This week we are featuring “Bud”. He is a
two-year-old beagle mix. He is as sweet as
can be and runs like the wind. Bud has a ton
of energy and loves to run. He has the cutest
face and only weighs about 20 pounds. He
likes everyone he meets and gets along well
with other dogs. His perfect home would be
with people that have time to play with him,
teach him some basic obedience and cuddle
with him. If you think the Bud would be a
great addition to your family, stop by and see
him at the Strunk Road Adoption Center. You
won’t be disappointed! Bud’s adoption fee is
discounted thanks to a grant from the Chautauqua Region Community Foundation.

The Chautauqua County Humane Society’s Pet of the Week
is sponsored by The Annual Tom Pawelski Memorial Golf
Tournament , held this past summer. The money raised
from the 2010 tournament provides discounted adoption
rates to Pet of the Week animals. Stop by CCHS and ﬁnd
your new best friend, 2825 Strunk Road Jamestown.

The Lakeshore Humane Society will
hold its Annual Giant Yard Sale on
Saturday Aug. 18 from 9 a.m. to 5
p.m. and Sunday Aug. 19 from 9 a.m.
to 4 p.m. in Floral Hall at the Chautauqua County Fairgrounds, Central
Avenue in Dunkirk. Hot dogs will

be sold both days from 12:00 noon
to 3:00 pm. There will also be a bake
sale, and raffles for a television, chaise
lounge and a variety of baskets. The
event is to help the many orphaned
animals looking for permanent, loving homes.

Items to be contributed to the yard
sale can be dropped off at Floral Hall
Tuesday Aug. 14 through Thursday,
Aug. 16 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. (No
clothing, large appliances, metal bedsprings, encyclopedias, magazines,
or electronics such as TV’s, com-

puter monitors, towers, and printers,
please.) Call 672-1991 or go to www.
lakeshorehumanesociety.org for more
information.

2825 Strunk Road • Jamestown716-665-2209 cchs@spcapets.com

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This Week in... Our Community
August 16, 2012 Edition – Main Section – A

New 5K to Benefit Major Emergency Department Renovation at Lake Shore Facility

tion, will be held Saturday,
Sept. 22 near Lake Shore
Health Care Center.
Registration is under way for
the First Annual Lake Erie Re- “We are excited about this
gional Health System 5K Run/ event for two reasons,” said
Walk, an event being planned Jonathan I. Lawrence, LERHSNY President and CEO.
to benefit a major expansion
project at the system’s hospital “First, this inaugural vineyard
in Irving. The event, sponsored run/walk is an enjoyable,
healthy activity for particiby the TLC Health FoundaContributed Article
TLC Health Foundation

renovation of the Lake Shore
Emergency Department, slated
to begin sometime this fall.
According to race organizers, the scenic trail run/
walk begins at TLC Health
Network’s Administrative
Office Building, 12644 Seneca
Road, located behind Lake
Shore Health Care Center in
Irving. Check-in time and a
mini-health fair start at 8 a.m.,
with a 9 a.m. start time for the
run/walk. Anyone attending
is asked to park in the front
hospital lot. Complimentary
hotdogs and refreshments will
be provided after the event.
The course runs up Seneca
Road and through a trail that
includes scenic grape vineyards, views of a pond and
Rosebrook Golf Course. Participants are asked to be aware
that the terrain in some spots
pants within a wide range of
may be uneven and should not
fitness levels. Second, this
event is a unique opportunity be considered handicapped
to raise funds and community accessible. For those using a
stroller, a jogging stroller is
awareness about our many
services and the vital role Lake recommended.
Shore Health Care Center
Cost for those registering by
and our Emergency DepartSept. 7 is $20; cost from Sept.
ment has in our community.”
8 to 22 is $25. All participants
Recently, officials announced
signed up before the Early
a $2.4 million expansion and

Bird Registration deadline
are guaranteed a speciallydesigned T-shirt. Registrants
after Sept. 8 will receive a shirt
at a later date. The cost to register children 10 and younger
is $5; shirts must be purchased
separately. There is no fee for
children in strollers. Additional shirts may be purchased
at the event as quantities
allow but supplies are limited.
Checks should be payable to
TLC Health Foundation.
Any school track, cross-country or other sports teams that
would like to participate as a
group can contact organizers
for special team shirt pricing.
A minimum of 10 people is
required for a team.
Prizes for this first-time
event will be awarded to
first, second, and third in an
overall men/women category
and first place categories in
various age divisions from age
14 and under to age 60 and
over. In addition, prizes will
be awarded to the first place
employee finishers, male and
female, from Brooks Memorial Hospital, and first place
employee finishers, male and
female, from TLC Health

Network.
For registration forms, log
onto LakeErieHealth.org
or call 716-951-7000. Anyone with questions or those
interested in obtaining more
information on sponsorship
opportunities can email 5K@
TLCHealth.org. Co-sponsors
of the 5K Run/Walk are
WICU, WSEE, The CW, Lilly
Broadcasting, Excelco/Newbrook, Inc., and Jubilee Foods.
According to Linda Summers,
FACHE, MBA, OT, Chief Operating Officer for TLC Health
Network, the Emergency Department will expand from its
current size of just over 3,000
square feet to add almost 4,000
square feet. “The new design,
totaling some 7,000 square
feet, features new equipment
and design to better serve our
communities,” she explained.
“The inaugural TLC 5K race
is a way for TLC to support
healthy activities in our community and for the community
to support the Emergency Department renovations through
its participation and donations. It’s certainly a win-win
for everyone!”

sizes and colors and shapes,
and for some, it continues on
to the halls of power – to the
White House and Congress,
to the corner office and the
executive suite. For others, it
leads to the great outdoors –
to the Appalachian Trail, the
South Pole, and the summit of
Mount Everest. For still others,
it culminates in service in the
classroom and the laboratory,
in distinguished military service, and the Peace Corp and
the local community.
The honor roll of Eagle
Scouts reads like a who’s who
of American Life: President Gerald Ford, Supreme
Court Justice Stephen Breyer,
astronaut Neil Armstrong,

ever it is, odds are they will do
it very well.
Here in the Twin Tiers, the
Allegheny Highlands Council,
which serves Chautauqua,
Cattaraugus, and Allegany
counties in New York, and
McKean and Potter counties in
Pennsylvania, averages about
40 Eagle Scouts a year, who
will average about 130 to 150
hours per project, and every so
often, there’s an ambitious 500
hour project. You just never
know.
For more information about
scouting programs in your
town, call the Scout Service
Center at 716.665.BOYS(2697)
and visit us at their webpage,
www.alleghenyhighlands.org .

Eagle Scouts, continued from page 12
all have been changed by the
experience that has been called
“the Ph.D. of Boyhood”. These
young men have positively
affected the face of American
culture, by giving back to their
fellow scouts, their communities, and beyond.
Besides earning 21 merit
badges, eleven of which are
required, a scout must serve
in various leadership roles in
their Troop, and help other
scouts along the Scouting trail
by sharing the skills they have
learned. The biggest requirement, which culminates the
Eagle Scout candidate’s efforts,
is accomplishing a community
service project of a solid stature, which he must organize,

secure resources and recruit
manpower to complete successfully.
The Eagles’ service project
is the single most greatest
youth service initiative in
history, and has touched every
community in America, and
in many towns and cities,
hundreds and hundreds of
times over the last century.
You cannot read a small town
newspaper in America without
running across a story of an
Eagle Scout Service project on
a pretty regular basis. Whether
it is building duck boxes, or installing a handicap-accessible
ramp at a church, or painting
an American Legion, or cleaning up a neglected cemetery,

many hours are spent by these
scouts making a difference in
their home towns. And some
are more ambitious than others, to include building a playground at a Russian orphanage; or building a library for
an African school; or restoring
wetlands, some projects baffle
the mind at the amount of energy and enthusiasm that these
young Americans put into
their projects. Just recently the
National Eagle Scout Association announced that over 100
million hours of service has
been spent by all Eagle Scouts,
and every year forward, more
than three million hours are
added to that amazing total.
The Eagle Scout comes in all

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Expectations High As Tri-Dunkirk Draws Near
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With less than two weeks before the
second annual Dunkirk triathlon on
Aug. 26, event director Rich Clark of
Score-This!!! has just about everything under control. Well, at least
everything he can control that is.
“I was once told if you’re not nervous, then some thing is wrong,”
Clark joked when referring to how
his nerves are this close to the race.
“But everything is shaping up great.
The only thing that concerns me is
what the weather will be like.”
Of course that’s half the battle with
triathlons: it’s all up to Mother
Nature. Last year, Dunkirk played
a beautiful host to the first time
event with clear skies and warm
weather. The following day, a fairly
devastating storm hit the area that
likely would have at least cancelled
the swimming portion of the races.
Clark can certainly only hope for the
same fortune this year.
“There’s a lot of different things that
can make an event a success,” he said.
“But as was the case with an event
we had last week, it was a success
because of no weather problems.”
Clark admitted they’ve been lucky at
times, but, Score-This!!! hasn’t had
an event cancelled in 12 years. While
there has to be more than rain to
damper a triathlon, any inclement
weather can leave a difficult decision
for an event director.
“I’d rather have 325 people angry at
me that I cancelled the event than
have one dead,” Clark said. “We
watch the radar. Any lightning in the
area, we’ll get them out of the water
for sure. But with the bikes, it’s sort
of a common sense thing. Regardless
we brief everybody on contingency

Competitors from last year's Dunkirk Triathlon head into the water for the swimming portion of the event. (Submitted by
Score-This!!!)

plans in case there is weather.
“And it’s better to be safe than sorry,”
Clark continued.
But weather concerns seem to be the
only area of issue right now — as
they are with all triathlons. For now,
Clark and his team are still pushing
for more participants to their field,
one that is expected to be bigger than
last year’s event.
Which can be rather difficult for
new venues such as Dunkirk’s. The
Chautauqua County area is rather
new to triathlons as mentioned
in a story in The Star last month.
Spreading the word about an event
like this in such a new area is often
times the most difficult part of a
daunting planning process.
Sure, Chautauqua County has
a strong tradition of biking and
running, but for whatever reasons,

triathlons have never really hit this
area. That’s the prime reason for a
relatively small field.
“Slowly but surely,” Clark said. “It’s
difficult with a new venue and while
it is a slow process, we’re doing better
than last year. We’re getting there.”
While last year’s focus was on getting
as many competitors as possible by
reaching out to surrounding areas
such as Buffalo, Clark said this year’s
event has been to reach out to the
locals. He said he thinks the number
will grow to about 350 participants,
but that number could be even much
higher if the weather looks nice
come the day of the event, especially
for kids. Which is why kids can still
register all the way up to the day
of the event and adults can register
until the night before during the
pre-race pasta dinner held at the East
Dunkirk Fire Department from 5 to

8 p.m. Saturday night.
The pasta dinner is one thing that is
new to this year’s race. In addition
to picking up your pre-race packet,
there will be a pasta dinner available
for $8 — also available to the public
— to help benefit Centaur Stride
Therapeutic Horseback Riding. Paul
Gavin, organizer and participant
in the event, noted how last year’s
pre-race pickup had many people
mulling around after picking up
their packet.
“When these competitors come in
from out of state, what they really
need is some pasta the night before,”
Gavin said. “What this gives us is a
place for everyone to congregate and
talk while giving the athletes a great
meal beforehand.”
Continued on pg 2

Olympics Come To Rocking End With A Pop Party
By Paul Haven
Associated Press

LONDON (AP) — With a little British pomp and a lot of British pop,
London brought the curtain down
on a glorious Olympic Games on
Sunday in a spectacular, technicolor
pageant of landmarks, lightshows
and lots of fun.
The closing ceremony offered a
sensory blast including rock 'n' roll
rickshaws, dustbin percussionists, an
exploding yellow car and a marching
band in red tunics and bearskin hats.
It was all delivered in a psychedelic mashup that had 80,000 fans at
Olympic Stadium stomping, cheering and singing along. Organizers
estimated 300 million or more were
watching around the world.
The fun, festive and fast-moving show
opened with pop bands Madness, Pet
Shop Boys and One Direction, not
to mention a shout-out to Winston
Churchill and the Union Jack.
There were also monochrome recreations of London landmarks covered
in newsprint, from Big Ben's clocktower and Tower Bridge to the London Eye Ferris wheel and the chubby
highrise known as the Gherkin.
It all spread out across an Olympic

Fireworks go off as the London Olympics come to an end on Sunday night.
The United States took home the most medals. (AP Photo)

Stadium floor arranged to resemble
the British flag.
The Who, the surviving members
of Queen and the Spice Girls were
expected to take the stage during
the three-hour paean to British pop,
and to the country's triumphant turn
hosting the games.
Prince William's wife, Kate, and
Prince Harry took seats next to
Jacques Rogge, the president of the
International Olympic Committee.
They sang along to "God Save the
Queen."
But perhaps the best seats in the
house were for the 10,800 athletes,

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who marched in as one, rather than
with their nations, symbolizing the
harmony and friendship inspired by
the games.
As the crowd cheered, their heroes
and flashbulbs rippled through the
stadium, the Olympians cheered
back, some carrying national flags,
others snapping photographs with
smartphones and cameras.
The ceremony had something for
everyone, from tween girls to 1960s
hippies. The face of John Lennon
appeared on the stadium floor, assembled by 101 fragments of sculpture, and just as quickly gave way to

George Michael.
Eight minutes were turned over to
Brazil, host of the 2016 Games in Rio
de Janeiro, which promises an explosion of samba, sequins and Latin
cool. Following tradition, the mayor
of London was to hand the Olympic
flag off to his Rio counterpart.
There were also to be speeches by
Rogge and London organizing committee chief Sebastian Coe, and the
extinguishing of the Olympic flame.
What a way to end games far more
successful than many Londoners expected. Security woes were
overcome, and traffic nightmares
never materialized. The weather held
up, more or less, and British athletes
overachieved.
It all came at a price tag of $14
billion, three times the original
estimate. But nobody wanted to spoil
the fun with such mundane concerns, at least not on this night.
Britons, who had fretted for weeks
that the games would become a
fiasco, were buoyed by their biggest
medal haul since 1908 — 29 golds
and 65 medals in all.
The United States edged China in
both the gold medal and total medal
standings, eclipsing its best perforContinued on pg 8

Since August began, the walleye
fishing has been good, but not great.
Last weekend the conservation club
walleye tournament was on and many
of the teams struggled.
My friends and I made it out on the
lake Saturday morning. We fished
from 6 to 10 a.m. and caught seven
walleyes. None of the fish we caught
were very big, but since we weren’t in
the tournament we were happy.
We found a spot where the fish finder
showed a school of fish and as we
trolled through we caught a walleye.
So we just kept turning the boat
around and trolling through the same
spot until we were out of time.
We had a hard time keeping worms
on our harnesses because of all of
the silver bass and other small fish.
We were very busy for the entire
four hours that we fished. One thing
I found interesting is that all of the
walleyes were caught while trolling
the same direction. After we would
turn around we could see them on
the fish finder but we couldn’t get
them to hit until we turned to our
original direction.
That was Saturday and after that the
weather has cooled, we’ll have to wait
and see what effect it might have on
the fish.
Once again we saw plenty of perch on
the fish finder and we didn’t see any
boats fishing for perch. I have wanted
to go fishing for perch but I probably
won’t until we stop catching walleye.
The perch fishing is usually good well
into the fall so I should have plenty of
time to get out.
Fall will be here before you know it.
The new hunting and fishing licenses
went on sale this past Monday.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. —
The St. Bonaventure women's
soccer team has been predicted to finish seventh in
the Atlantic 10, according
to preseason voting conducted by the league's 16 head
coaches. Dayton women's soccer, coming off of their third
consecutive Atlantic 10 Title
and NCAA appearance, have
been predicted to once again
win the A-10 Championship.
Richmond and La Salle, who
finished with the best 2011
conference record, round out
the top three, respectively.
The Bonnies became one
of three schools to qualify
for their fourth consecutive
Atlantic 10 Tournament after
posting a 9-7-4 (4-2-3) record
last season. They will need to
replace seniors Emily Bucilla,
Chelsea Smetzer, Hannah
Lapp, Janelle Taylor, Alicia
D'Alessandro, Dakota Carroll,
Shannon Van Riper, Tori Burchett and Kaitlin Krisko who
finished their careers with a
42-34-4 overall record, tying
the school record for wins
by a senior class. As a team,
they finished last season in
the top-10 percent nationally
in Academic Progress Rating.

The St. Bonaventure women's soccer team begins its season at Marquette (Milwaukee, Wis.) this
Friday on Aug. 17. They host Pittsburgh next Friday for their home opener. (St. Bonaventure sports
information)

The Bonnies' multiyear rate
over the past four seasons is
997 (out of 1,000), the highest among all 14 teams at St.
Bonaventure.
The Bonnies will return 39
percent of their goal scoring
from last season. Molly Curry
returns having scored four
goals, the most among returning players.
Junior goalie Megan Junker
turned in five shutouts last
season, one shy of the school's
single-season record.
Burchett finished ranking
14th on the all-time points list
(52) and tied for 15th on the
career goals list (21). Krisko

has gone on to sign a professional contract to play in
Sweden.
The A-10 Women's Soccer
championship will be held
November 1-4 at the University of Rhode Island's Soccer
Complex in Kingston, R.I.
Team, 2011 Overall, Conference Record
1. Dayton (19-4-0, 7-2-0
A-10)
2. Richmond (13-5-3, 7-1-1
A-10)
3. La Salle (15-2-3, 7-0-2
A-10)
4. VCU (9-8-4, 6-2-3 CAA)

the fundamentals of the martial arts. If at the end of the
program they are interested in
registering, we will offer a promotional special. No families
will be turned away no matter
their financial situation.
Regular sessions accept
all ages for the Recreation
program and also offer classes
for all ages. Parent or Guardian ONLY pays $5 per month
with child registration.

Centaur Stride Inc., a 501C(3)
charitable organization
located in Westfield, N.Y. is
pleased to announce a fund
raising event that they are
hosting on Saturday, Aug.
25th, 2012. The event will be
a pasta dinner and will be held
at the East Dunkirk Fire Hall

on South Roberts Road in
Dunkirk in conjunction with
the annual Dunkirk Triathlon
races.
The event will be open to the
public and take-outs will be
available. The pasta dinner
will be from 5 to 8 p.m. and
costs $8 per person with guest
speakers making presentations during the dinner.
Tickets are available online

at www.tridunkirk.com or by
calling 363-0366.
The funds raised will help
support Centaur Stride’s
operations and its overall mission to provide an inclusive
environment of recreational
enrichment for person with
and without disabilities. Our
vision is to be recognized as a
premier provider of a variety
of alternative recreational and

educational opportunities for
the Western New York and
Pennsylvania region. We rely
heavily on volunteers and
fund raising events to support
our vision and mission.
Please consider attending or
donating to this fund raising
event. If you have questions,
reach Paul Gavin at 363-0366
or by email at gavin8931@
roadrunner.com.

ning on carbon-fiber blades,
who didn't win a medal but
nonetheless left a champion.
And sprinter Manteo Mitchell, who completed his leg of
the 4x400 relay semifinal on a
broken leg, allowing his team
to qualify and win silver.
"It was a dream for a sportslover like me," Rogge said of
the two weeks of competition.
Coe said the closing ceremony
didn't aim to be profound,
not even the irreverent romp
through British history offered

by Danny Boyle's $42 million
spectacle on opening night.
The theme for the close, Coe
said, could be summed up
in three words. "Party. Party.
Party."
The show was to include
performances of 30 British
hit singles from the past five
decades — whittled by Gavin
from a list of 1,000 songs.
Some at Olympic Park acknowledged happy surprise
that not much had gone

wrong, and so much had
gone right.
"I was a bit worried we
wouldn't be able to live up to
it," said Phil Akrill of Chichester. "But walking around
here it's just unbelievable."
Even non-Brits were proud of
their adopted homeland.
"It's just been a really nice
thing to see," said Anja Ekelof,
a Swede who now lives in
Scotland. "The whole country
has come together."

Those numbers can’t happen
at Dunkirk, at least not right
now. But by keeping this event
in Dunkirk, their numbers
can only go up. Numbers at
Evangola for A Tri in the Buff
(in July) have gone up, leaving
reason that it could happen
here in Dunkirk too.

“The best part about this event
is that everybody we’ve talked
to has supported it right from
the get-go,” Clark said. “It
really makes everything easier
for us and makes it that much
more exciting.”
The real excitement, though,
will happen in two weeks
when more than 300 participants from seven different
states head to Dunkirk for
the event. Including New
York, people from Pennsylvania, Ohio, Maryland, Connecticut, Texas and Hawaii
will be competing.
Certainly awareness has been
raised quite a bit. The next
step is the race.

CLOSING CEREMONIES continued from pg 1
mance at an Olympics on
foreign soil after the Dream
Team narrowly held off Spain
in basketball for the country's
46th gold.
"It's been an incredible fortnight," said Coe, an Olympic
champion in his own right.
While the games may have
lacked some of the drama and
grandeur of the Beijing Olympics in 2008, there were many
unforgettable moments.
Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt

became an Olympic legend
by repeating as champion
in both the 100-meter and
200-meter sprints. Michael
Phelps ended his long career
as the most decorated Olympian in history.
British distance runner Mo
Farah became a national
treasure by sweeping the
5,000- and 10,000-meter
races, and favorite daughter
Jessica Ennis became a global
phenomenon with her victory in the heptathlon.

Female athletes took center
stage in a way they never had
before. American gymnast
Gabby Douglas soared to gold,
the U.S. women's football team
made a dramatic march to the
championship. Packed houses
turned out to watch the new
event of women's boxing. And
women competed for Saudi
Arabia, Qatar and Brunei for
the first time.
And then there was Oscar
Pistorius, the double-amputee
from South Africa run-

COUNTDOWN TO TRI-DUNKIRK TRIATHLON continued from pg 1
Still it’s not too late to
register, and you can even
register at the dinner the
night before. Currently in the
late registration period, event
prices range from $75 to $140
for adults. Prices go up an
additional $15 on the final
registration day. For kids, a
flat rate of $25 all the way up
until the race begins.
The other main focus this year
is a variety of events offering
different levels for all ages and
skill levels. You can do the
whole triathlon or you can do
a bike/run. Or you can even
do a swim/run. Whatever it is,
the options are plentiful, even
for kids.
An interesting topic discussed

with Clark was the measurement of success for this event.
He mentioned a few, including avoiding injuries and dangerous weather. But perhaps
the most important part of
this event is simply the event
itself. Building on its tradition and continuing to get the

word out to the public is the
most important way to make
the Tri-Dunkirk a future hit.
“Popularity with the multisport in our area and central New York have grown
exponentially over the last five
years,” Clark said.

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Take the Finger Lakes Triathlon for example. It had about
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about a decade ago. They
already sold out with 1,200
adults for this year’s event in
early September.

For the baseball fans out there,
I apologize ahead of time.
But, the proverbial dog days
s of August aren’t just tough for
ts fans of teams nowhere near
the Wild Card leader. The end
10) of summer is just the natural
lull of the sports calendar.
Golf fans, relax. While I’m one
4-2- who enjoys watching the most
frustrating sport in the world,
watching anything besides a
major on Sunday isn’t the most
enjoyable thing to do in our
1 short-lived date with the sun.
Yes, the Olympics gave us a
nice break, but as I mentioned
in last week’s column, there’s
10) only so much to get into. And
while I appreciate the events,
2-6- I’m sure as heck glad it’s over.

And yes, while Sunday may
-4-3have been disappointing because the Olympics came to an
end and the PGA Tournament
offered little drama with Rory
McIlroy doing his best Tiger
Woods circa 2000 impersonar- ation, when Sunday came to
an end, it was all for the best.
d in Because that means the real of
pro-the sports calendar is about to
ies take over.
tter
Maybe I’m just a really big
football fan. Or maybe I’m
just especially bitter that my
beloved Philadelphia Phillies
sses are going to finish well under
d- .500 for the first time since
nth 2000. But, with September
vastly approaching, it means
football season is about to kick
off and basketball and hockey
seasons are right around the
corner. Plus it means baseball’s
pennant races and ensuing
postseason are right there too.
for And yes, I really love the U.S.
Open (tennis) in the first two
ely weeks of September as well.
Perhaps it’s fitting my birthday
ort falls on Sept. 9, huh?
So while I may be doing this
or a bit prematurely, lets bid
ng August a fond farewell.
s,
66 College football season opens
up two weeks from today
(if you’re picking this up on
Thursday) with my South
Carolina Gamecocks beginning their most anticipated
season well, ever, on ESPN
against Vanderbilt.
But my personal feelings
aside, the rest of the season
to opens with a bang as well on
h- Saturday with Notre Dame
playing in Ireland (how cool is
that?) and the two winningest
d of programs in college football
history — Alabama and Michigan — playing at night in The
elof, House that Jerry Jones built in
Arlington. There’s a flurry of
try other really, really good games
on Saturday, too.
That same weekend, high
school football kicks off its
2012 season in grand form
as well. Southwestern, state
vent
ked
om

c

runners-up in Class C, begin
their march back to the Carrier Dome with Falconer.
Archrival Fredonia opens up
with JFK. Class D champs
Maple Grove open in a pivotal
league game up Route 60 with
Silver Creek. And Jamestown
opens an anticipated season
against Kenmore West, the
team they eliminated in Class
AA semifinals a year ago. Can
I clone myself multiple times
for that Friday night?
A week later? NFL. Bills fans
haven’t had this much hope
going into a season since my
adolescent years. They begin
with the much-hated New
York Jets, a team they can’t
seem to figure out, but will
absolutely have to if they have
any hope of ending this brutal
playoff drought.
I won’t get too far ahead of
myself, but for the eat-breathelive sports fan such as myself,
the summer months just have
too little to offer. Sure, I know
there are other things in the
world besides sports, but is
there really anything better?
I guess there’s just something inherently special about September that gets me more amped
up than anything on the sports
calendar. My football teams
are blatantly terrible just about
every single year, so it’s not that.
On a sidenote, my basketball
teams are usually terrible too, so
it’s not as though I’m mentally
preparing for that, either.
No, there’s just something
about the leaves changing
color, the weather dropping to
a perfect temperature and the
smell of grilles firing up in a
parking lot for a football game.
A plethora or sporting events
helps too.
I don’t know. Maybe it’s just
me. Maybe you’re wondering if I’ve ever gone on a date
considering how much time
I devote to sitting in front of
a TV or sitting in the stands
watching or reporting a game.
But for a sports fan, at least
to me, the best time of the
year is almost upon us. Don’t
get me wrong, I’ll probably
say the same thing in March.
But, even if football isn’t your
thing, maybe the other football is. Soccer season begins
over in Europe soon, and so
too do the high schools.
Or if you’re a Sabres fan, you’re
well aware preseason begins
in late September. Locally,
our Jamestown Ironmen open
up their home schedule in
mid-September as well. And
although I don’t know anything
about racing, I can tell you
NASCAR’s Chase for the Cup
beings in September, too.
Not that there’s anything
wrong with baseball, but boy
have I missed some variety.
There’s only so many mid-July
games without a whole heck
on the line that I can handle.
And yes, I’ve reached my limit
here in August.
So get outside while you can.
Go enjoy these last few days of
the heat. Go fishing, go golfing.
Just do whatever you have
to do to clear your schedule
before the real fun begins.
I know I will.

August 16, 2012 Edition – Sports Section – B

Prize Money At All-Time High For Gerry Rodeo

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By Paul Cooley
Contributing Writer

The 68th annual Gerry Fire Department’s PRCA rodeo completed its four
performance event with all-time highs in
both the number of contestants and prize
money awarded as 169 pro cowboys and
cowgirls competed for a total of $44,787
in the seven traditional rodeo events
— bareback and saddle broncs, steer
wrestling, tie down roping, team roping,
barrel racing, and bull riding.
The contestants came from 27 states as
well as Ontario and Quebec, with all of
them being required to be members of
the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association, headquartered in Colorado
Springs. The original estimates for prize
money were set at $35,000, but the large
number of contests paying entry fees
along with monies from the fire department and sponsors increased the total
by almost $10,000. All contestants were
given two “go rounds” or attempts in
their event except for the barrel racers
who were limited to one because of the
large number of entries in that event.
First year stock contractors Shawn and
Shana Graham, the husband and wife
owners of Painted Pony Pro Rodeo of
Lake Luzerne, brought approximately 175
head of stock as well as furnishing the
specialty acts, bull fighters, fences, and
chutes, and were responsible for producing the show each night. Attendance for
the four nights was 7,092 while the number of barbeque beef dinners served was
just four short of the 3,000 mark.
A New York cowboy, Darren Morgan of
Fort Edward, bested the other cowboys
from across the nation, to win the AllAround Cowboy award, which is given to
the contestant who wins the most money
while participating in at least two events.
Morgan entered three — steer wrestling,
tie down roping, and team roping- and
won two of those events to take home
$2,330.89. He also received a Montana Silversmith belt buckle, an extra bonus given
by the Fire Department to the winner of
each individual event. The most money
won was by Cody McCartney from Temperance, Mich., who took home $2,793,
but he was first in just one event to come
in second to Morgan in the All-Around
competition. Because there was a tie in
the saddle bronc riding, J.T. Hitch won the
buckle in that event on a coin toss.
The amount of prize money won by contestants in each event varies depending

Chautauqua, N.Y. — The
Chautauqua County Visitors
Bureau announces plans for
the 16th annual golf tournament held in honor of CCVB
founding director, Donald
Hogan. The tournament will
be held on Saturday, September 15, 2012 at the Chautauqua Golf Club, beginning at

8 a.m. with a shotgun start.
Contestants will compete for
1st, 2nd & 3rd place prizes
plus longest drive and closest
to the pin awards. The cost is
$80 per person and includes a
buffet lunch.
Proceeds from the annual
tournament benefit the Donald
Hogan Tourism Scholarship
program. This program awards
between three to four scholarships to area seniors each year

based on an essay outlining
the importance and relevance
of tourism in Chautauqua
County. Since its inception in
2001, the program has awarded
$36,000 in scholarships to 60
area students.
Donald Hogan was the director of Chautauqua County
Vacationlands Association,
forerunner of Chautauqua
County Visitors Bureau, until
1989. The Chautauqua County

Visitors Bureau, a not-forprofit agency, is the official
tourism promotion agency
for Chautauqua County and
New York State's ChautauquaAllegheny Region including
Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, and
Allegany Counties. Parties
interested in playing in the
CCVB/Hogan Memorial Golf
Tournament or in sponsoring a hole, should contact
Chautauqua County Visitors
Bureau at 716-357-4569.

Two More London Olympians Added To Skating And
Gymnastics Spectacular
Contributed Article

Jamestown Savings Bank Arena

JAMESTOWN, N.Y. — It was
announced today by Steve
Disson, Executive Producer
of the Progressive Skating
& Gymnastics Spectacular
NBC special, that Jonathan
Horton and Jake Dalton have
been added to the cast for
the Saturday, Dec. 15 show at
the Jamestown Savings Bank
Arena in Jamestown, N.Y.
Standings
as
of
Aug
12,
2012
Horton and Dalton join a
sier
gymnastics cast that already
Top Gun
uch 1. 8-Ball Assassins
includes 2012 Olympic gold
Jake Upson is first in the
2. Da Wicked Skibbies
medalists Gabrielle (Gabby)
Purple Tier. Tony Leroy is first Douglas, Alexandra (Aly)
gh, 3. Drew's Team
in the Red Tier. Terry Briden- Raisman, and Jordyn Wieber,
4. Ronnie's Crazy 8's
baker is first in the Yellow
2012 Olympic all-around
Tier. Jim Smith is first in the
ent 5. Jamestown St. Marauders
bronze medalist Danell Leyva,
Blue Tier.
2012 U.S. all-around cham6. Jamestown Tavern
pion John Orozco, and 2008
For
more
information
contact
lva- 7. Howey's Team
David Covert Division Rep at Olympic all-around champion
Nastia Liukin.
698-2291.
i
Jonathan Horton is a two-time
Olympian who not only comen
peted in London in the team
and high bar finals, but is the
2008 Olympic silver medal-

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Gold medalist Gabby Douglas, along with several other American
Olympians from 2008 and 2012 will be at the Jamestown Savings
Bank Arena on Dec. 15. (AP Photo)

ist on high bar and helped
the 2008 Olympic team win
bronze in the team competition. Horton also was on the
2011 World bronze medal
winning team and is the 2012
U.S. champion on still rings
where he also earned the
bronze medal on high bar at
that competition as well. Horton is a three-time American
Cup all-around champion, the
2010 World all-around bronze
medalist, the 2009 and 2010
U.S. all-around champion,
has competed as a World
Championships team member
for 2006-2007, 2009-2011,

and has received the following honors: the 2008 USA
Gymnastics Men’s Athlete of
the Year and the 2008 NCAA
Nissen-Emery Award.
Jake Dalton is the 2011 and
2012 Visa National Championships floor exercise and
vault champion, as well as the
2012 NCAA all-around and
parallel bars champion where
he also added the team and
floor exercise silver medals,
and still rings and high bar
bronze medals at the NCAA
Championships to his medal
tally. Dalton competed for

USA at the London Games
in the team and floor exercise finals and earned a 2011
World bronze medal in the
team competition last year.
He is the 2011 Winter Cup
Challenge all-around, floor
exercise, and vault champion,
2011 NCAA vault and floor
exercise champion, 2009 U.S.
vault champion, and was a
member of the 2009 World
Championship team.
Tickets to see this event live
are on sale now and start at
$45. Club level seats are $70
and front row seats are set at
$100. There are also 50 seats
available on the ground level
of the arena where the action
will be taking place. These
50 seats are $279 each and
include a pre-show chalk talk
with the athletes as well as a
meet & greet after party with
the show’s performers.
Tickets are available through
extremetix at the Jamestown
Savings Bank Arena Box Office, by phone at 716-484-2624
or online at jamestownarena.
com

KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. (AP)
— Right down to his red shirt,
Rory McIlroy looked every bit
the part of golf's next star in another command performance at
the PGA Championship.
McIlroy validated his recordsetting U.S. Open win last
year by blowing away the field
Sunday at Kiawah Island. One
last birdie from 25 feet on the
Dwight Howard (right) and Kobe Bryant (left) will now be team18th hole gave him a 6-under
mates in Los Angeles after the Lakers acquired arguably the
66 for an eight-shot victory,
NBA's best big man in a four-team blockbuster deal last week.
breaking the PGA Champi(AP File Photo)
onship record for margin of
major contender for another
By Tim Reynolds
victory that Jack Nicklaus set
Associated Press
NBA title.
in 1980.
“I'll probably play two or three The 23-year-old from Northern Ireland returned to No. 1
LONDON (AP) — Talk about more years. Then the team is
his,” Bryant said. “I'm excited in the world, and he became
an L.A. Story.
for the franchise because now the youngest player since Seve
It goes like this: Dwight
they have a player that can
Ballesteros to win two majors.
Howard travels to Los Angeles carry the franchise well after
Tiger Woods was about four
for back surgery four months
I'm gone. This should be his
months older than McIlroy
ago, walks around Beverly
and he should want to accept when he won his second major.
Hills each day as part of his
that challenge.”
Just like the U.S. Open, this one
rehabilitation program, and
Time
will
tell.
was never seriously in doubt.
routinely meets the same
woman along the route.
Howard, who may not be
McIlroy seized control with
ready for the start of the
back-to-back birdies Sunday
“She would say, 'Come to the
season while continuing to
morning to complete the
Lakers, come to the Lakers,”'
storm-delayed third round with
Howard said. “If she's watching, recover from back surgery
that he had performed in Los a 67 and build a three-shot lead.
I'm here. Your wish came true.”
Angeles four months ago,
No one got closer than two
Sure did. So did his — he's out plans to become a free agent
shots the rest of the way, and
of Orlando.
next July.
McIlroy closed out a remarkIt took four teams, 11 other
He could stay with the Lakers. able week by playing bogey-free
players, five draft picks and
over the final 23 holes of a
He could end up in Dallas,
countless rounds of talks
demanding Ocean Course.
which should have oodles of
over many months, but the
cap space. Maybe the BrookOrlando Magic decided that
lyn Nets — one of HowFriday was the right time to
ard's preferred destinations
start over without the NBA's
throughout this saga — find a
best center and end a saga that way into the mix again.
By Michael Marot
has dogged the franchise for
Associated Press
“I told him this is a great place
what seems like an eternity.
for him,” Bryant said. “You
Howard is off to play alongtalk about all the great centers
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) —
side Kobe Bryant in Los Ange- this team has had. Now he's
Andrew Luck knows life in
les, after a megadeal involving the next in line.”
the NFL can't be this easy for
the Lakers, Magic, PhiladelBryant said the Lakers should a rookie.
phia and Denver was worked
be poised to win now. The
out Thursday and completed
The No. 1 overall draft pick
Friday after the NBA reviewed Magic, they might not be say- threw his first NFL pass for
ing that for years.
and approved the particulars.
a long touchdown, just like
After an offseason when the
Peyton Manning in 1998, then
“It was just a very tough situMagic fired coach Stan Van
led Indianapolis to two more
ation for everybody to let go,”
touchdowns. Luck one-upped
Howard said. “I'm finally glad Gundy and general manager
Otis Smith, they're now truly his predecessor by winning
that it's over with. Myself and
beginning anew.
Sunday's preseason opener
the Magic organization, we
38-3 over St. Louis - Indy's
can all start over and begin a
In 1996, the Magic watched
first preseason-opening win
new career. Today is a fresh
Shaquille O'Neal sign as a
new start for all of us.”
free agent with the Lakers. At since 1994.
least this time, when they lost “To get a win, get in the game
As far as the other headlinsomeone with the “Superand put some drives together
ers involved, Andrew Bynum
is great,” Luck said. “But I
leaves the Lakers for Philadel- man” nickname, they got
something back.
realize, and the guys in the
phia and Andre Iguodala is
heading to Denver.
“Next season, and really sub- locker room realize, it's a
preseason game and things
sequent seasons, are going to
“Are we taking a step back?
will be different as the season
be about getting better every
Absolutely, we are,” Magic
goes along.”
day,” Hennigan said.
general manager Rob HenLuck might have the toughest
nigan said. “But we're taking a Orlando got guard Arron
job in football this season —
step back with a vision.”
Afflalo and forward Al Harreplacing Manning, the longrington
from
Denver,
forward
Even while otherwise busy at
time face of Indy's franchise.
Moe
Harkless
and
center
the London Olympics, Bryant
Nikola
Vucevic
from
PhilaBut he showed everyone Sunquickly proclaimed that the
delphia,
and
forward
Josh
day that he can do whatever
Lakers are “locked and loaded
McRoberts
and
guard
Chrisis asked.
to bring back the title.”
tian Eyenga from the Lakers.
Colts coaches wanted the man
He spoke with Howard on Fribilled as the most polished
day morning, and interrupted The Lakers acquired Howard, guard Chris Duhon and
NFL rookie since Manning to
his pursuit of a gold medal
forward Earl Clark from Ortake 20 to 25 snaps. He got 24.
(the Americans claimed that
Sunday) to talk about how the
They wanted to keep him
Continued on pg 10
Lakers look very much like a
upright, and though Luck hit

Rory McIlroy celebrates after sinking a birdie putt on the 18th
green, finalizing his second major victory and clinching the largest PGA Championship margin ever. (AP Photo)

David Lynn, a 38-year-old
from England who was playing in America for the first
time, won the B-flight. He
closed with a 68 and was the
runner-up.
Woods, who shared the 36-hole
lead for the second time this
year in a major, was never a
serious factor. He tossed away
his chances Saturday before the
storm blew in and never could
get closer than four shots. He
closed with a 72, failing to break
par on the weekend in any of
the four majors for the first time
in his career.
If there was a signature shot
for McIlroy at Kiawah Island,
it might have been Saturday
when his tee shot lodged into
a tree on the third hole. He
only found it with help from

Classic in early March, he
went into a tailspin by missing
four cuts over five tournaments, as questions swirled
that his romance with tennis
star Caroline Wozniacki was
hurting his game.
Instead, McIlroy put a big
hurt on the strongest field of
the year.
''He's very good. We all know
the talent he has,'' Woods
said. ''He went through a little
spell this year, and I think that
was good for him. We all go
through those spells in our
careers. He's got all the talent
in the world to do what he's
doing. And this is the way that
Rory can play. When he gets
it going, it's pretty impressive
to watch.''
McIlroy finished on 13-under
275. Ian Poulter put up the
stiffest challenge, though not
for long. Poulter, who started
the final round six shots behind, made six birdies through
seven holes to get within two
shots. He made three straight
bogeys on the back nine and
had to settle for a 69. He tied
for third at 4-under 284, along
with Justin Rose (66) and
defending champion Keegan
Bradley (68).
McIlroy was tied for the lead
with Vijay Singh when he returned Sunday. Twenty-seven
holes later, he had no peer in
the final major of the year.

the TV crew, took his penalty
shot and fired a wedge into 6
feet to save par. He was on his
way, and he never let up.
McIlroy also won the U.S.
Open by eight shots, the kind
of dominance that Woods has
displayed over so many years.
By winning the PGA Championship, he is halfway home to
the career Grand Slam.
''It was a great round of golf.
I'm speechless,'' said McIlroy
after hoisting the Wanamaker
Trophy, the heaviest of the
four majors. ''It's just been incredible. I had a good feeling
about it at the start. I never
imagined to do this.''
Winning the final major the
year ends what had been a tumultuous season for McIlroy.
Continued on pg 10
Despite winning the Honda

Luck Impresses In Colts Debut As Indy Routs Rams 38-3

Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck threw a 63 yard
touchdown on his first pass as a Colt. Of course it's just preseason and the pass barely passed the line of scrimmage, but
Luck is off to a nice start for the Colts. (AP Photo)

the ground twice, he was not
sacked. They wanted him to
show his command of the
offense, and in less than one
half, Luck seemed to have
Manning's playbook down
pat, from the perfect baseball
slide to rushing his team to
the line of scrimmage so the
Rams couldn't challenge a
catch on the sideline.
The rookie quarterback
wound up 10 of 16 for 188
yards with two TD passes and
a quarterback rating of 142.6.
Three of the incompletions
were drops, two were throwaways, and only one pass,
the deep out that rookie T.Y.
Hilton barely caught on the
sideline, came close to being

favorites including Manning
during a tumultuous offseason
— Luck quickly turned the
page on the past with a start
fans may never forget.
With the rookie quarterback
under pressure on his first
play, Luck calmly stepped
forward and dumped the ball
off to Brown, who darted
up the field with blockers in
front, then cut from right to
left and outran the defense to
the end zone. Luck pumped
his fist in the air and jogged to
the sideline with a broad smile
across his face.
Longtime Colts fans had
seen it before. Back in '98,
Manning's first pass was an
8-yard route to Marvin Harrison, who took the ball and
sprinted to the end zone for a
48-yard score.
“I think (quarterbacks coach)
Clyde (Chirstensen) told me
that about a week ago,” Luck
said, laughing. “I guess it's coincidence. Funny, huh?”
Certainly not to the Rams
(No. 28), who pressured Luck
most of the day, yet couldn't
force him into mistakes, get
him on the ground or find a
way to reach the end zone.
The Rams' offense moved the
ball on its first two series, under Sam Bradford, but stalled.

picked off. It was the most
lopsided preseason win for
the Colts (No. 32 in the AP
Pro32) since a 35-0 rout of
Washington in 1966.
“I know we picked him up
off the turf a couple times,
but he's a big, strong, athletic
guy and he can take a hit. We
don't want him taking too
many, but to see him perform the way he did and do
the things that he did under
pressure, I thought he handled
it well,” new coach Chuck
Pagano said.
After everything the Colts
endured during the run up
to drafting Luck — the injury
to Manning, an 0-13 start in
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NEW YORK (AP) — Evelyn
Lozada is ending her 41-dayold marriage to Chad Johnson
after the football star was
arrested for allegedly headbutting her over the weekend.
A rep for the VH1 reality star
confirmed reports that Lozada
filed for divorce Tuesday.
“Given the recent events that
have taken place, Evelyn has
decided to file for divorce
and move on with her life,”
Lozada’s lawyer, Michael B.
Gilden, told the TV show
“The Insider” in a statement.
Johnson released his own
statement — the first since his
arrest — on his official website, OCNN, and reaffirmed
his love for Lozada.

“I am going to let the legal
process run its course. I wish
Evelyn nothing but the best,
I have no negative words to
say about her, the only thing
I can say is I love her very
much,” said Johnson, who was
dumped by the Miami Dolphins a day after the arrest.
“I will continue to be positive
and stay training hard for another opportunity in the NFL.
I appreciate all my fans and
supporters and if I have disappointed you in any way, you
have my sincerest apologies.
Once again I will continue to
stay positive and appreciate all
the support during this tough
period in my life.”
The marriage imploded Saturday after an argument between
the two ended with Lozada
being treated at a hospital for
lacerations to her head.

The enigmatic Chad Johnson was released from the Dolphins
earlier in the week. (AP Photo)

According to Davie, Fla.,
police, Lozada found a receipt
for condoms and confronted
Johnson about it at dinner.
The argument continued
during their drive home, and
when they arrived at their
driveway, he allegedly headbutted her.
In a 911 call released by
authorities, a neighbor told

police that there was an
incident involving a “highprofile person” and is heard
telling Lozada to wipe the
blood from her head. Lozada
is heard saying that Johnson
head-butted her, and the caller
says Lozada will probably
need stitches.
However, Johnson told police
she head-butted him.

Earlier Tuesday, Lozada said
in a statement: “I am deeply
disappointed that Chad has
failed to take responsibility for
his actions and made false accusations against me, it is my
sincere hope that he seeks the
help he needs to overcome his
troubles. Domestic violence
is not okay and hopefully my
taking a stand will help encourage other women to break
their silence as well.”
Johnson is a six-time Pro
Bowler who last season was
on the New England Patriots.
His July 4 wedding to Lozada
- whom he courted publicly
on the VH1 series “Basketball Wives” — was taped for
a spinoff show called “Ev &
Ocho.” It was due to debut
Sept. 3, but VH1 shelved it after Johnson’s weekend arrest.
Johnson — formerly known

as Chad Ochocinco — and
Lozada were prominently
featured in the recent first
episode of HBO’s “Hard
Knocks: Training Camp with
the Miami Dolphins.”
Lozada was the former fiancee
of former NBA player Antoine
Walker and has been one of
the main stars of “Basketball
Wives,” which also features
Shaunie O’Neal, the former
wife of former NBA star Shaquille O’Neal.
In court papers filed on Tuesday, Lozada says the two had a
premarital agreement but asks
Johnson pay for her attorney
fees associated with the divorce.
Besides ending her marriage,
Lozada also was mourning
the loss of her brother-in-law,
who walked her down the
aisle and was to be a part of
the “Ev & Ocho” show.

Matt Milroy on the restricted list.
But with the excess of arms already in
Jamestown, the only player they got to
fill holes has been lefty reliever rookie
Chipper Smith, who allowed 0 earned
runs in 17.1 innings down at GCL.
Helpi Reyes, Ramon Del Orbe and
Mason Hope have done a pretty
good job at the top of the rotation
with ERA’s all near 4.00, but none of
them have a winning record and are
a combined 4-12.
Drew Steckenrider and Blake Logan
look to be the 4th and 5th guys from
here on out.
The bullpen has fallen off a little
bit since it’s tremendous first half,
although that was to be expected.
Closer Nick Wittgren was selected to
the All-Star game and rightfully so,
as the closer carries a 1.46 ERA with

11 saves (second most in the NYPL).
Jheyson Manzueta has been great,
too. The righthander has struck out
28 batters in 25 innings and has 1.80
ERA with a 2-0 record. Jose Rodriguez has a 0.96 ERA since being
demoted from Jupiter.
The nightmare has been behind the
battery mate, though. Jamestown
catchers are hitting a combined .158
with no help on the horizon. Sharif
Othman is showing some decent
power signs, but hasn’t been able to
get his average near .200.
On the infield, Viosergy Rosa’s
incredible July earned him a nod
to the all-star game but the first
baseman has been in a slump over
the last week-plus. Still, Rosa’s mass
improvement over the past year
should earn him a promotion over
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Other veteran infielders Yeison Hernandez, Pedro Mendoza and Ronny
Peralta have struggled, though.
Hernandez and Mendoza are in their
fourth years of pro ball, while Peralta
is in fifth. It’s doubtful any would
return to Jamestown next year.
In the outfield, it’s almost a complete
new squad compared to Opening
Day. Cody Keefer (UCLA) was called
up from GCL, while Cameron Flynn
was sent back down to the rookie
league. Flynn was hitting just .214
with a .280 on-base percentage in
his first pro season in Jamestown,
but likely became the victim of a
crowded outfield.
That’s because recent addition
Michael Main, a former first round
pick as a pitcher has been a godsend
for the Jammers. Main couldn’t seem
to put it all together on the mound,
but is having a fantastic season at
the plate by hitting .323 in three
stints through the Marlins minor
league organization. In Jamestown,
he’s hitting .329 with a .400 on-base
percentage in 20 games. He’s done a
wonderful job solidifying the Jamestown top of the order.
Meahwhile all-stars Jesus Solorzano
and Juancito Martinez have been integral pieces of the Jammers all year
long. It’s the second straight all-star
selection for Solorzano, who is batting .296 and is two off the homerun
lead in the NYPL.

the season may be more important
for him than any other player on the
roster, though.
On the flip side, second baseman
Anthony Gomez has caught fire.
The rookie out of Vanderbilt rode
a seven-game hit streak into the
all-star break and has bumped his
average all the way up to .275. Along
with arguably the best defensive
skills on the team, Gomez has more
than washed away what looked like a
tough rookie year.
Jammer Veteran Yefri Perez has
quietly had a strong season as well,
which may have come at the best
time considering it was probably a
make-or-break year for the 21-yearold infielder. He hasn’t shown a lot
of plate discipline, but he’s hit for a
consistent average and should finish
around .300.

20-year-old starting pitcher Mason Hope has done a solid job for the club this year. He leads qualified Jammers starters
in ERA and wins. (Photo by Chris Winkler)

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Final Quarter Report: Jammers Limp Into All-Star Break

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Going 2-for-2 with two stolen
bases, a run scored and a run
batted in, Jamestown Jammers
centerfielder Juancito Martinez
was named the New York Penn
League’s All-Star Game Most Valuable Player on Tuesday night.
Martinez started the game and
batted ninth for the National
League team, which went on to
win by a convincing margin, 8-1.
"When I saw my name in the lineup, I was just ecstatic," Martinez
told MiLB.com through a translator. "I just wanted to do a good job
out here and show people what I
can do. Most people know I'm a
fast guy, so I think everyone on the
field knew I would try to steal."
In his best display of the game,
Martinez singled in a run to put
the NL up 2-0 in the fifth. He
then stole second and third base
before coming home to score on
an errant throw while attempting
to steal third.
The Jammers were well represented in the game, though, even
besides Martinez. Outfielder
Jesus Solorzano started in right
field and was in the No. 3 slot,
although Solorzano went hitless
in two plate appearances.
First baseman Viosergy Rosa also
started and batted fifth for the NL.
Rosa went 0-for-2 before being
lifted for Auburn’s Shawn Pleffner
in the sixth inning.
Closer Nick Wittgren started
the top of the second. He got
one batter out before allowing a
single up the middle. It was the
only two batters Wittgren faced.
And of course, the team was
managed by first year manager
Angel Espada with the rest of the
Jammers staff representing the
National League.

Ambrose: ‘They made right call’
While some drivers were upset that
NASCAR didn’t throw the yellow flag for oil on
the track on the last lap at Watkins Glen, winner Marcos Ambrose said leaving the green flag
out was the lesser of evils.
“No one wants to see these races finish
under caution or bunch back up in these twoby-twos and making a random finish,” he said.
“We had the three fastest cars duking it out for
the win and that’s the way it should be.
“I think they made the right call.”

T

en years ago on the NASCAR circuit,
rarely a day or a press conference went
by without a discussion of safety.
Those times were as troubling for NASCAR
as they come. There had been three on-track
deaths the year before – Adam Petty and
Kenny Irwin Jr., eight weeks apart, both in
Turn Three at New Hampshire, then Tony
Roper at Texas.
Then in the season-opening Daytona 500 in
2001, the sport’s most popular driver, Dale
Earnhardt, died on the last lap of the race.
Just when it looked like the sport might be
able to put its tragedies behind for a bit,
Blaise Alexander was killed in a crash during
an ARCA race at Charlotte.
NASCAR itself, as well as its drivers and
teams, began to react in 2000, looking to make
the cars and tracks safer, but the initiative
really ramped up after Earnhardt’s death.
Ten years later there have been no deaths
on the track, and even serious injuries have
become rare, thanks to innovations like
SAFER barriers, commonly known as soft
walls, HANS head-and-neck restraints and
the safety features incorporated into the Car
of Tomorrow. Safety issues are rarely discussed in press conferences, and drivers seem
more at ease these days.
Jeff Burton, who stepped up as a garage
leader especially on matters of safety during
the days after Earnhardt’s death, said the
mindset in NASCAR is somewhat different
today. But he said that drivers, by their
nature, tend to think more about how to make
their cars faster than they do about what
might happen to them in a crash.
“I think it’s important to know that I don’t
really know that we really ever felt unsafe,”
Burton said. “I think people don’t understand
that we’ve had huge safety improvements, but
in many cases we didn’t really know that we
weren’t doing as well as we were doing it.”
Some have said that periods of aggressive
racing and the “Boys, have at it” stance by
NASCAR come about because of the safety
changes made since the deaths of 2000 and
2001, the thinking being that drivers make
risky moves because they don’t believe they’ll
get hurt in doing so.
Burton said that’s just not so.
“I find that kind of ridiculous, to be quite
honest,” he said. “I don’t believe people drive
in race cars worried about getting hurt.”
That school of thought was evident in Dale
Earnhardt Jr.’s comments last week at
Watkins Glen.
“The cars are safe, and we are not in physical danger of injury,” he said. “That kind of
stuff may loom large in stick and ball sports,
but in our sport, really the only thing you’ve
got to worry about is burning yourself out
mentally. If you just prepare yourself for that,
you can handle that.
“It’s a little bit different since we are driv-

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Earnhardt won’t pick favorites

Joey Logano, driver of the No. 20 Toyota, and Bobby Labonte, driver of the No. 47 Toyota, are involved in an incident during the July 29 Curtiss Shaver 400 at the Brickyard at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. (NASCAR photo)
ing race cars, and we’ve got all the safety
equipment that we have to keep us in one
piece.”
Burton said that drivers try to maintain an
attitude like Earnhardt Jr.’s.
“Race car drivers have a way of sliding that
stuff in the back of their head,” he said. “I
really can’t say that I have a different comfort
level. I do know I have a comfort level that
everybody is way more proactive than we
used to be. And I knew we weren’t proactive
prior to [Earnhardt’s death].”
Burton also pointed out that while there
have been great strides on the safety front,
there are still many places on race tracks
where drivers could get hurt.
“We still have concrete walls,” he said. “We
still have a lot of places on the race track that
don’t have SAFER barriers. We’ve seen drivers hit in openings in walls and stuff like that
even after all of these things we’ve learned.
“That gets a little frustrating from time to
time. You shouldn’t have to re-learn things.
You learn it, you ought to apply it. And sometimes we’ve haven’t done as good a job as
we’ve needed to do in those areas.”
Burton said that even though there haven’t
been any fatal accidents, tracks still need to
address their safety issues. Watkins Glen made
some changes since last year’s race there.

“I think the main initiative now is to continue looking at our race tracks and continue to
make improvements by having SAFER barriers, by having the openings in the wall constructed better,” he said. “There are still some
infield walls that drivers can get into and get
into an awful position by hitting the wrong
way.
“We’ve got to go and fix all those problems
that could be out there. You can’t halfway do
anything. When the race tracks made the
huge investments they made to put the softer
walls in, that was awesome. That was great.
Now they’ve got to go make the other investment to put it everywhere.
“You think about Daytona, for example.
More wrecks happen on the straights than
they do in the corners. We need softer walls
everywhere. We need to look at openings and
the grass. Grass at race tracks is ridiculous.
They should never have grass on race tracks.
“All those things need to be looked at and
taken care of.”
He said the same is true of the cars.
“The way to do that is to keep looking and
not be afraid to look and not to be afraid of
what the answer is going to be,” he said. “And
NASCAR has done a great job of that. They
went from very reactionary to very proactive.
They’ve stepped it up.”

Ambrose, Kahne, others vie for ‘wild card’slots
When Marcos Ambrose came slipping and sliding
through Bobby Labonte’s oil on the last lap to win
Sunday’s Sprint Cup race at Watkins Glen, he scored his
second career victory and also put himself in the running
for one of the two wild card slots for the Chase for the
Sprint Cup.
Kasey Kahne, with his two race victories, leads the wild
card standings, and there are five drivers behind him with
one win apiece.
Ryan Newman is the leader of that pack, followed by
Kyle Busch, Jeff Gordon, Ambrose and Joey Logano.
Busch could have stepped away from the one-win
group as he was leading on the last lap at the Glen before
spinning after contact with Brad Keselowski, who finished
second in the race.
Ambrose, who has proven to be a strong road racer,
needs to win at least one of the four remaining races in
the 26-race regular season to have a good shot at a Chase
berth, but he’s typically not as fast on ovals. But this weekend’s race at Michigan International Speedway could be
just what he needs to bolster his position in the standings.
“We got the pole at Michigan [in June],” he said. “We
were running top five all day there. There’s no reason why
we can’t go there and surprise them again.”
Had Busch been able to hold on over the final lap and
win at the Glen, he’d have put himself in a strong wild
card position with two victories. Instead, he’s still in a tight
battle. He left the track without commenting to reporters,
but his crew chief Dave Rogers did address the situation.
“You can get in the Chase without winning [a second
race],” Rogers said. “But it certainly would be nice to have
that win …
“I think if we keep performing the way we’re performing, we’ll get this turned around and get another win.”
The Watkins Glen victory also was timely for Ambrose

Kasey Kahne, driver of the No. 5 Chevrolet, wins the LENOX Industrial
Tools 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on July 15. (NASCAR
photo)
and his Richard Petty Motorsports team, which is facing
some uncertainty about its manufacturer support for next
year.
Team co-owner Richard Petty addressed the manufacturer issue during the winner’s press conference at the
Glen, saying the addition of Penske Racing to the Ford
camp hasn’t been the best of news for his two-car team.
“We’ve got to finish up this year with Ford,” he said.
“We’ve got a contract with them. When the Penske deal
came about, then we were kind of shuffled around a little
bit with Ford. I don’t think we’re shuffled out, but we’re
kind of shuffled around.
“So we’re just going to have to renegotiate our contract
with Ford.”

The Sprint Cup Series is headed back to
Michigan International Speedway, where Dale
Earnhardt Jr. is the most recent Cup winner. It’s
also the track where he got his second most
recent win, back in 2008, but he said during his
media appearance at Watkins Glen that he
wouldn’t go so far as to say the Michigan track is
one of his favorites.
“I don’t have a favorite anymore because I
have figured out that if I had favorites, I had
ones I didn’t like, and when I would go to those
ones I didn’t like, I didn’t run good because I
would go in with a bad attitude about it. I wouldn’t get a good result,” he said. “I would go to
Darlington being miserable about being there,
and run miserable and have a miserable experience.
“Everybody around me was affected by … that
emotion.”
He said there was a time when he felt that
was about the latter portion of the schedule.
“The first couple of years in the Cup series, I
would get to about eight weeks left in the year
and wish it was over because it just felt like it
was so long,” he said. “I felt like I was just burned
out. I was just arguing and struggling, and
pulling and pushing and shoving within my
team. Or, with other drivers, or what have you.
Or, just the sport. Just not agreeing. Just kind of
struggling; frustrated, even when things were
going good.”
If Earnhardt were to reveal a list of his least
favorite tracks, Watkins Glen likely would make
the list. He spun late on Sunday, finished 28th
and dropped three spots to fourth in the standings, 17 points behind new leader Jimmie
Johnson, who finished third at the Glen.
“I just got in the corner and made a mistake,
and that was pretty much all there was to it,”
Earnhardt said. “I was just overdriving the car.”

Dave Hess Jr. And Max Blair Are Kings Of The Hill At Eriez Speedway
By Jay Pees

Contributing Writer

HAMMETT, Pa. — The day started out dreary
and rainy with several downpours in the area,
but by race time the rain had left and some
of the most pleasant conditions of the season
awaited racers and fans at Eriez Speedway.
Dave Hess Jr. and Max Blair proved to be Kings
of the Hill in the Jay’s Auto Wrecking Super
Late Models and Dan’s Rt. 8 Boardwalk Bar &
Grill FASTRAK Late Model preliminaries.
In FASTRAK Late Model feature race action
Blair took over the lead after a lap 15 restart
for the win. Rob Blair won a narrow victory
over Mike Knight in the Jay’s Auto Wrecking
Super Late Model feature, his second of the
season at Eriez.
Defending champion Mike Knight won the
Plyler Overhead Door E-Mod feature, his first
points paying win of the season here. Steve
Kania drove to his fifth Conway & O’Malley
Limited Late Model feature win while Wade
Watson got his eighth trip to victory lane in
the Gannon University Sportsmen and former
champion Chris Withers got his first of the
year. Joe Beach got his first visit to Victory
Lane in the Kandy’s Gentleman’s club Challengers feature.
Darrell Bossard and Rob Blair paced the
field for the Jay’s Auto Wrecking Super Late
Model feature with Blair leading until Hess
got by at lap ten. Just a lap later Hess suffered mechanical ails putting Blair back to
the front with point’s leader Mike Knight
right behind. At 19 laps complete Chuck
Parker spun in the front straight setting up
a six-lap dash for the cash. Diving low in
the turns Knight was able to get alongside
but could not make it stick. Blair went on to
his second win of the season over Knight,
Bossard, Chris Hackett, and Dave Lyon.
2011 champion Kyle Zimmerman and Jamie

Max Blair continues his solid season throughout the area by winning the FASTRAK Late Model at
Eriez Speedway. (Courtesy of Eriez Speedway official website)

Brown brought the Dan’s Rt. 8 Boardwalk Bar
& Grill FASTRAK Late Models to the green
with Zimmerman opening a big lead over the
first several laps. Bob Dorman came from the
second row to second with Dennis Lunger
third and Max Blair fourth. Khole Wanzer
tightened things up for the front-runners
when he spun at lap 6. After green Lunger
came to second, which lasted two laps until
Bobby Rohrer looped his mount. Blair came to
third on the restart. With five laps remaining
Wanzer again spun out for another yellow flag.
At the restart Wanzer again spun, retiring him
for the night. Using the high side Blair came
to second in the first turn after restarting then
came by Zimmerman for the lead at the end
on the first lap under green. It was Blair’s fifth
point’s win of the season and lengthened his
lead. Second was Lunger with Wright coming
by Zimmerman on the final lap for third. Bob
Dorman was fifth.
Mike Kinney started the Plyler Overhead Door

E-Mod feature from the pole position with
Shane Crotty alongside. Both drivers were
looking for their first-ever feature wins at Eriez
and Kinney looked determined as he took off
with the immediate lead and John Boyd coming by Crotty for second. Sixth starting Mike
Knight, the defending champion, was second
after four laps and took over the lead at lap
5. After a restart at lap 5, point’s leader Joel
Watson emitted a puff of smoke and exited the
event. Steve Dixon got by Boyd late in the race
for second. Scott Gurdak wound up fourth
with Steve Simon getting by pole-sitter Kinney
for fifth.
Chris McGuire started the Conway & O’Malley
Limited Late Model feature from the pole with
four-time winner Steve Kania to his right.
Kania wasted no time assuming the lead with
McGuire second and Jake Finnerty third. Tyler
Green took over third at lap 3 and Dan Maim
came to fourth two laps later. Maxim got by
Green for third at lap 13. The only yellow

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came at lap 15 for a back-marker spinning in
turn four. Maxim took over second when the
green came back over the field but Kania was
not to be denied his fifth checkered flag of the
year. The finish was Kania, Maxim, McGuire,
Finnerty, and Green.
Tim Card, the only driver to defeat Wade Watson this season, led Watson in the early going
of the Gannon University Sportsman feature.
At the completion of lap 6 Watson was leading
and on his way to his eighth win of the season.
Card held onto second until the checkers despite constant pressure from former champion
Don McGuire. Jake Eller finished fourth ahead
of Clint Haskins.
Tim Thompson and Chris Withers brought 20
Bonnell’s Collision Street Stocks to Mark Matthews’ green flag with Thompson taking the
immediate lead. Third-running Gary Fisher
retired to the pits during a caution at lap one
but was able to return to rejoin the field. After
restarting former champion Withers took over
at the front before completion of one more
lap. After another restart Jimmy Kennerknecht
came to second with Mark Frontera third.
Withers went on to the win with Frontera getting by Kennerknecht for second. Following
Kennerknecht to the line was Mark Thompson
and Gary Fisher.
The Kandy’s Gentleman’s Club Challengers
started with a lap 1 caution then a hard wreck at
the restart that had several cars bouncing off the
front straight wall and eliminating Chad Bender
from the event and resulting in five-time winner
Kasey Hammond stuck in the infield mud from
the several day’s rain. After extrication from the
mud, Hammond was unable to continue, ending her winning streak. When racing resumed
Joe Beach led Mike Rizzo until Zach Downes
took over the second spot at halfway. Beach,
who started from the pole, went on to his first
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LONDON — This was no
Dream Team. This was reality.
The gold medal was in doubt
for the U.S. men's basketball
team. The Americans led Spain
by only one point after three
quarters, a back-and-forth,
impossible-to-turn-away-from
game that almost anyone would
hope for in an Olympic final.
Especially, it turns out, the U.S.
players. "We knew it wasn't
going to be easy. We didn't
want it easy," LeBron James
said. "A lot of teams have won
gold easy. We didn't want it
that way. We're a competitive
team, and we love when it gets
tight. That's when our will and
determination kind of shows.
It was the same way in '08."
Same result, too.
The Americans defended their
title Sunday by fighting off
another huge challenge from
Spain, pulling away in the final minutes for a 107-100 victory and their second straight
Olympic championship.
And just like 2008, the starstudded Americans had to
work for this one.
The London 2012 daily magazine proclaimed them "the new
Dream Team" in an article, but
the real Dream Team never
had a game like this 20 years
ago in Barcelona. And if that
means this group isn't worthy
of the comparisons to Michael
Jordan, Magic Johnson, Larry
Bird and Co., the players had
their own response.
"Everybody wants to make
that comparison, but at the
end of the day we're both
wearing these," forward Kevin
Love said, pulling on his gold
medal. "That's pretty good."
James capped one of basketball's most brilliant individual
years with a monster dunk and
a huge 3-pointer in the final
2:50 that finally ended a Spanish threat few expected after the
Americans had been so dominant for so long in London.
Yet four years after beating

Netherlands
Ukraine
Canada
Hungary
Spain

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5
5
4
10

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9
12
5
4

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20
18
17
17

Now To Rio, Full Of Olympic 2016 Jitters
By Jenny Barchfield
Associated Press

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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) —
The snuffing out of the Olympic flame in London Sunday
marked a conclusion for
most, but for 2016 host city
Rio de Janeiro it kicked off
four years of pre-games jitters
and a race against the clock
to ready this notoriously laidKevin Durant, Carmelo Anthony, LeBron James and Kobe Bryant
back beach city for the global
pose for a picture after winning their gold medal game 107-100
sports showcase.
over Spain. It was the second straight gold for the USA men's
team. (AP Photo)
Playing Olympic host is a
being handed flags, this group high-stakes bet for any counSpain 118-107 in a classic in
of NBA players — and one
Beijing, the U.S. found itself
try, but Brazil seems to have
kid just out of college — who more riding on the games
in another tight one, unable
grew into a tight-knit group
to ever really slow the Spanish
than most. The nation has
down until the closing minutes. during their time together,
enjoyed an economic surge
paraded
around
the
fl
oor,
the
over the past decade, a boom
Kevin Durant scored 30 points
Stars
and
Stripes
fl
owing
off
that saw it overtake Britain
and James had 19 on a day
their
backs
like
capes.
as the world's sixth biggest
he joined Jordan as the only
Yes, they were Olympic super- economy. Brazilians regard
players to win the NBA title,
heroes again, but they had to the Olympics as their grand
regular-season MVP, NBA
entrance onto the world stage
Finals MVP and Olympic gold fight until the finish.
— and their emergence as a
in the same year.
"To do it twice is a special
superpower.
moment," Carmelo Anthony
"It was a good year. It was a
said. "As the U.S. men's team, Still, observers say efficiency
great year for me as an indiand punctuality have never
we go through a lot. For us
vidual," James said. "But this
been the country's strong
to persevere the way we did
right here, it means more than
suit, and many are bracing
is just a special moment for
myself, it means more than my
for a rocky ride as Rio rushes
myself,
and
for
the
guys
who
name on my back. It means
to build the city's four main
are on this team."
everything to the name on the
Olympic sites and undertakes
front. I'm happy that I was able
For Kobe Bryant, it was his
a massive, pre-games infrato contribute to this great team. last Olympic moment. "This
structure overhaul. Rio is
It's one of the best teams ever."
is it for me," said Bryant, who also one of 12 Brazilian cities
scored 17 points and now has gearing up to host the World
Coach Mike Krzyzewski, who
has said he's retiring as nation- a second gold medal to go
Cup football tournament in
with his five NBA champion- 2014.
al team coach after restoring
ships. "The other guys are
the Americans to their place
“On the ground, we can
atop world basketball, emptied good to go."
expect ... cost overruns and
his bench in the final minute.
Pau Gasol scored 24 points
a rush to push through projJames stood with both arms in and Juan Carlos Navarro
ects. Cariocas (Rio residents)
had 21 for Spain, which was
the air, then held Durant in a
will see their cost of living
long hug before they came off again just a few minutes from increase, their streets clogged
its first basketball gold but
the court.
and the branding of their
couldn't finish the job against public spaces,” said ChristoThe Americans, who insisted
the Americans.
pher Gaffney, an American
they were better than their
The U.S. came in averaging
academic who's a visiting
2008 version and even good
nearly 117 points and stomp- professor at the graduate
enough to take a game from
ing on their competition
school of architecture and urthe 1992 Dream Team, may
with such ease that even the
ban planning at the Fluminnot have been at that level.
Olympics'
own
daily
preview
ense Federal University in
Still, they were better again
had
a
hard
time
envisioning
Rio's sister city, Niteroi. His
than Spain — though not by
intrigue,
writing
that
it
would
research focuses on preparamuch. When the final horn
"likely
take
a
great
game
from
tions for the World Cup and
sounded, Krzyzewski locked
Spain and an off-day from the Olympics.
James in a tight embrace as
USA to cause an upset."
“While the Brazilians will
Bruce Springsteen's "Born In
Well, Spain brought the great
undoubtedly pull together a
The USA" rocked the arena.
game
and
trailed
by
only
a
point
great party, the hangover will
The Americans hugged at
heading
into
the
fourth
quarter.
last for a generation,” Gaffney
midcourt, guard James Hardsaid.
en holding a doll of the OlymContinued
on
pg
10
More than 230 projects are
pic mascot, and then after

housing, or already have been
slated to be finished by the
removed, in the 12 cities that
2016 games, with the sports
will host World Cup matches,
venues scheduled for delivaccording to the Coalition
ery between mid-2015 and
of Popular Committees
early-2016 for test events,
according to the International for the World Cup and the
Olympics, an advocacy group
Olympic Committee. Of
for residents of the affected
those, over 65 have already
shantytowns.
been completed or are in the
final stages.
Rio authorities insist the evictions have been carried out
That leaves a high volume
legally, but advocates counter
of projects to be carried out
that the city's compensation
simultaneously over the next
is grossly inadequate.
four years — a feat that even
Rio 2016 organizers acknowl- Activists are also campaignedge is tricky.
ing against the planned metro
extension. They contend the
“Time is an adversary but
chosen trajectory is less in
time is also on our side,”
Leonardo Gryner, CEO of the the interest of the public good
Rio 2016 organizing commit- than that of well-connected
lobbyists.
tee, told reporters at a news
conference Friday in London. “In terms of public transit,
“We'll get a few cold sweats
the legacy of the games will
but this is normal. We are on be nil,” said engineer Licinio
time and going according to
Machado Rogerio, a member
schedule.”
of The Metro that Rio Needs,
a nonprofit group pushing for
Rio 2016 organizers see the
an alternative subway route
games as a pivotal moment
that has received considerable
in the city's history that will
support from urban planners,
turn the page on the decades
architects and academics.
of slow decline and neglect
“Everyone sees the project
that followed the loss of the
and comes away scratching
capital to Brasilia in 1960.
their head because it's so
Speaking at a recent news
clearly the wrong solution.”
conference, Rio Mayor Eduardo Paes promised the event Even the name of an Olympic
would leave an “enormous
stadium has sparked a polegacy.”
lemic. The stadium slated to
host the track and field events
City, state and local govbears the name of Joao Haveernments are investing
lange, the disgraced Brazilian
nearly $12 billion in masformer head of world soccer
sive infrastructure projects
body FIFA.
they say will help revitalize
derelict urban areas and ease
Swiss court documents
the chronic transportation
published last month showed
woes in this metropolis of 6
Havelange received milmillion. Beyond the sporting lions of dollars in a World
venues, Rio is slated to get a
Cup kickback scandal in the
new metro line, a revamped
1990s. He paid a Swiss court
airport, improved roads and a about $550,000 to end a
renovated port.
criminal investigation into alBut many of the projects have leged embezzlement. The decision on a possible stadium
been tainted by controversy,
some even before ground was name change is up to the city,
but officials have insisted the
broken.
name is here to stay.
Amnesty International and
Beyond the controversies,
the United Nations have
called attention to allegations other Olympic projects have
been plagued by technical
of human rights abuses in
mistakes. “The preparaconnection with the evictions have barely begun and
tion of families living on
already we've seen pop up
land slated for Olympic and
surreal examples of problems
World Cup projects. Nationwide, some 170,000 people
are facing threats to their
Continued on pg 10

PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) —
Not good enough.
That was the message delivered
by receiver Stevie Johnson
after the Buffalo Bills returned
to practice Saturday, two days
een after the offense produced a
hat preseason-opening dud.
hes, “It's only so long where you
can be the old Bills getting
beat around this conference,”
Johnson said. “Preseason
oup game, practice, we've got to
d be better if we want to get to
where we want to be.”
vic-The high expectations the
t Bills (No. 19 in the AP Pro32)
nter carried into training camp
on were dealt a setback after the
offense bumbled through a
n- 7-6 loss to the Washington
etroRedskins on Thursday.
he Buffalo's starters managed
just two first downs and 40
oodnet yards in three possessions.
d Worse yet, they settled for a
field goal on their second drive,
which began at the Redskins 21
ll following a fumble recovery.
nio Instead of looking like the
ber productive offense that helped
ds, the team get off to a 5-2 start
for last season, the Bills on Thurse day resembled more the unit
ablethat came unraveled in losing
ers, eight of its final nine games.
Johnson refused to use limited
g playing time or first-game jitters as an excuse.
.” “We're the ones (starters) so
mpic we've got to play like ones,”
Johnson said. “It's only so long
to before it's going to be Week 1,
ents when we'll be going out there
ve- and playing against the Jets.
ian So let's get it going.”
er The Bills look to rebound in
preparing for a game at Minnesota on Friday.
wed Coach Chan Gailey was pleased
in being relayed Johnson's comments, because they echoed the
he message he issued to players in
urt a meeting before practice.
“I'm glad he feels that way. If
o al- everybody doesn't feel that
dem
city,
he

way then we're in trouble,”
Gailey said. “We made progress last year, but it's not going
to happen just because we did
it last year. You've got to make
it happen again this year.”
Ryan Fitzpatrick was sacked
on the first play from scrimmage and didn't convert a first
down until his third and final
drive, and only after the Bills
went with a no-huddle attack.
He finished 6 of 14 for 61
yards passing, including two
completions to Johnson.
The second- and third-string

units were just as ineffective
behind Tyler Thigpen and
Vince Young, who are competing for the backup job.
Thigpen failed to score despite
a possession in which he took
seven snaps inside the Redskins' 10 yard-line.
Young took over to start the
second half, and finished 5
of 12 for 50 yards, and led
the Bills with 37 yards rushing. That included a 21-yard
keeper on third-and-20.
Lack of discipline was a big

issue for Buffalo, which was
penalized 14 times for 134
yards. Things got so bad that
fullback Corey McIntyre,
rookie offensive lineman Mark
Asper and rookie receiver T.J.
Graham were each flagged for
false-start penalties four plays
apart during Buffalo's first possession of the second quarter.
“Yeah, that is just undisciplined,” Gailey said. That is my
fault. I have to get that straight.”
The starters looked a little bit
better in practice Saturday,
especially in the red zone.
Fitzpatrick went one stretch
completing three consecutive
touchdown passes.
He hit David Nelson in a
crowd over the middle. He hit
Derek Hagan with a quick out
to the left, and then the receiver
deked past cornerback Stephon
Gilmore on his way into the end
zone. And Fitzpatrick threw
a perfect fade pass, hitting T.J.
Graham on the run in the right
corner of the end zone.
The offense then took a step
back in closing practice when it
failed to score during a twominute drill session. Practice
ended when Fitzpatrick missed
Johnson deep over the middle in
what appeared to be a miscommunication between the two.
Running back Fred Jackson
was unhappy with the team's
performance on Thursday, but
considered it a good lesson
and something the Bills can
build off of.
“If we go out there and play
like that, we're going to lose a
lot of football games,” Jackson
said. “We can't overreact, but
we do need to learn from it.”
NOTES: WR Nelson returned
to practice after missing the
preseason game and much
of the previous 10 days with
a sprained right knee. ... DT
Spencer Johnson was held out
with what Gailey called a minor
injury to his left shoulder. ...
Gailey said C Eric Wood (coming oﬀ season-ending right knee
surgery) is targeted to make his
preseason debut in two weeks,
when the Bills host Pittsburgh.

Cuomo, Schumer Move To
Keep Bills In Town
By Carolyn Thompson
Associated Press

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP)
— Gov. Andrew Cuomo on
Wednesday announced the
appointment of a sports expert
to advise the state in its efforts
to secure the Buffalo Bills'
future in western New York.
Sen. Charles Schumer, meantime, said he has asked the
National Football League for
changes in a stadium renovation loan program that he said
would advance the same goal.
The moves come as negotiations are under way between
the Bills and Erie County and
New York State to extend the
Bills' lease at Ralph Wilson
Stadium in suburban Buffalo.
The current deal expires in
July 2013.
The talks include how to
divide the costs of proposed
renovations to the 40-year-old
facility, estimated at upwards
of $200 million to $220 million. Erie County Executive
Mark Poloncarz has said the
Bills and the NFL have been
asked to contribute an undisclosed share.
At a news conference at the
stadium Wednesday, Schumer,
D-N.Y., said he has spoken
with NFL Commissioner
Roger Goodell about his idea
that a “due on sale” clause in
the NFL's G-4 loan program
be waived for teams that
have had the same owner for
at least 20 years. The clause
requires owners to fully repay
the loans if the team is sold.
Although the Bills' 93-yearold owner Ralph Wilson has
maintained that he has no
intention of selling the team
during his lifetime, he has
indicated his heirs would sell
the team, meaning any G-4
loan the Bills might receive for
stadium upgrades would likely
have to be repaid before the
end of 18- to 20-year term of
the loan.

“It could end up offering
very little benefit to the Bills,”
Schumer said.
The G-4 program provides
matching dollars from a
league loan pool for investments teams make in their
stadiums.
NFL Commissioner Roger
Goodell, also in western New
York Wednesday to deliver a
lecture, said he had discussed
Schumer's idea with the
senator but stopped short of
endorsing it outright.
“We spoke briefly about some
ideas that he had,” Goodell
said, “and I said that we'll continue to work with him and
see how they work.
“I think everybody wants the
Bills to be here in western
New York and Buffalo. They
want to do it in a successful
way, and their lease is up so it's
important to get this done and
to have a long-term lease that
will address the short-term
stadium issues and the longterm stadium issues.”
The Bills did not immediately
respond to questions about
whether the team is interested
in pursuing a G-4 loan or has
been deterred by the repayment upon sale provision.
Cuomo, meanwhile, announced the hiring of Irwin
Raij, a partner with Foley &
Lardner LLP and co-chair of
the Sports Industry Team,
who specializes in stadium development projects and lease
agreements.
“New York state is committed
to doing all we can to keep the
Bills a part of the Buffalo community, while also protecting
taxpayer dollars and seeing
that the team can thrive in
western New York for years to
come,” Cuomo said.
Raij, who led the team that
represented Guggenheim
Baseball Management in the
recent acquisition of the Los
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MCILROY SETS RECORD continued from pg 4
When he won the U.S. Open
last year, Padraig Harrington
suggested that perhaps McIlroy — not Woods — might
be the one to challenge the
record 18 majors won by Jack
Nicklaus. That looked like
nothing more than one Irishman boosting another when
McIlroy didn't come close in
the next five majors.
But now?
''I think winning his second
major is going to make things
a lot easier for him,'' Harrington said. ''I think last year
he proved it, but there's been

ups and downs since his last
major win because of the pressure and the expectations and
the hype. Now he's delivered
again. It's going to be a lot
easier for him going forward.
And he'll get better.''
Poulter's birdie on the par-5
11th hole closed the gap to
two shots, but not for long.
From the sandy area short
of the 10th green, McIlroy
blasted out and closed his eyes
when the wind blew sand into
his face. He never saw the ball
check a foot from the cup.
And with a 10-foot birdie on

the 12th, there was no stopping him.
The win ends a streak of the
last 16 majors going to 16 different winners. McIlroy joined
Woods, Harrington and Mickelson as the only players to win
majors in consecutive years
over the last two decades.
''It means an awful lot to look at
the names on that trophy, and
to put my name alongside them
is very special,'' McIlroy said.
He might have won this major
before breakfast.
He was among 26 players who

LUCKY DEBUT continued from pg 4
St. Louis did get a 37-yard
field goal when Kellen Clemens was running the offense.
Otherwise, it was a daylong
struggle for Jeff Fisher's new
team. “It's kind of an unusual
game because the offense puts
a drive together and then,
bang, they're back on the field
one play later because we gave
up a touchdown,” the Rams
coach said. “Then you're trying to catch up with plays for
your defense and then you
can't stop them and then you
can't get the plays for your offense. We tried to get as many
plays as we could on tape and
we'll move on.”
Bradford, the No. 1 overall
pick in 2010 and the Offensive

Rookie of the Year, was 7 of 9
for 57 yards and recovered his
own fumble. Clemens was 4 of
6 for 18 yards.
And the feature attraction
stole the show.
“He's a good player. He's got
mobility and he sees well,”
Fisher said of Luck. “He has
got arm strength. Coach
(Bruce) Arians has done a
great job with him so this far
in the offense.”
And the Rams had no answers.
Four plays after converting
third-and-3 with the 12-yard
pass to Hilton, Luck hooked up
with Austin Collie in the front
corner of the end zone for a
23-yard score to make it 14-0.

had to return Sunday morning, playing the back nine
to finish the storm-delayed
third round. Tied with Vijay
Singh at 6-under par, McIlroy missed two short birdie
chances, and then made bogey
on the 13th. He rebounded
with birdies on the 15th and
16th, a tough bunker save on
the 17th and a closing par for
a 67 that gave him a threeshot lead.
Not once during the final
round did the kid look like he
was going to lose this one.
After going back to his island

while hitting out of the dunes
on the 15th hole in the morning, and his day got even more
painful from there. He has
gone 14 majors since winning his last one, No. 14, at
the 2008 U.S. Open. He looks
to be closer, with three PGA
Tour wins this year and two
36-hole leads in the majors.
''I came out with the probably
the wrong attitude yesterday,'' he said. ''And I was too
relaxed, and tried to enjoy it,
and that's now how I play. I
play intense and full systems
go. That cost me.''

TRADES, TRADES, TRADES continued from pg 4
On Luck's fourth series, he
took the Colts on a methodical
13-play, 80-yard drive. Delone
Carter ended the drive with
a 1-yard run to make it 21-3,
and Indy closed it out with
two second-half touchdowns
and Pat McAfee's 31-yard field
goal — even if the Colts know
things are about to get much
tougher for the rookie.
“I'm sure he's going to have
some bumpy roads from here
on out. Every game is not
going to be like this,” veteran
receiver Reggie Wayne said.
“As players, we understand
that. Us being able to overcome those bumpy roads and
keep it moving makes the next
time out there better.”

lando. The Magic also traded
guard Jason Richardson to
Philadelphia.
Orlando also gets five draft
picks over five years. “There
will be no panic,” Magic coach
Jacque Vaughn said. “There
will be no chaos.”
The Lakers pulled off the deal
and somehow kept Pau Gasol
in the process — something
many didn't expect when Los
Angeles first started getting
mentioned in the Howard
trade mix.
“It makes the NBA that
much more exciting,” Knicks
forward and U.S. Olympian
Carmelo Anthony said.
The trade was announced during the Spain-Russia semifinal
matchup at the Olympics. Gasol
scored 16 points, helping the
Spanish team reach the gold
come, he had faith things
medal game with a 67-59 win.
would work out in the end.
Afterward, that seemed sec“There are definitely things
we need to work on, organi- ondary. He was still with the
zation-wise,” said Figueireiro, Lakers, and now has the game's
most dominant big man
a 56-year-old barman at a
alongside him. For a moment,
neighborhood cafe, where a
TV blared the Brazilian wom- gold-medal talk was pushed
aside for NBA title chatter.
en's volleyball final against
the U.S. “But we're experts at “I think it's something that
pulling rabbits out of hats at
puts us in a position of bethe last minute and I'm sure
ing an extremely powerful
that's what we're going to do. team and a team with all the
At least I hope so.”
chances of going for the ring
again,” Gasol said.
The 76ers got involved in
trade talks about a month ago,
first reaching out to the Magic
to inquire about landing
Howard themselves. Not long
after realizing that wouldn't
happen, the talks grew.
And when Denver got

RIO BOUND FOR 2016 continued from pg 8
which clearly could have been Games was judged inadequate to house the swimavoided,” read a recent arming competitions and needs
ticle in the Veja newsweekly
a costly renovation to host
magazine.
the Olympic water polo and
The site of the equestrian
events, a military zone in the diving events. The legendary
north of the city, is thought to Maracana football stadium,
be dotted with explosives left which was overhauled for the
Pan Am Games, is undergoover from trainings and will
ing another upgrade ahead of
require a three-to-six month
the World Cup.
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home for breakfast, a quick
nap and a change of clothes
— a bright red shirt, no less —
McIlroy looked solid as ever.
After pulling his approach on
the par-5 second hole under
a tree, he hit wedge off the
wood chips to 6 feet for birdie.
He came up just short of the
green at No. 3, where the tees
were moved up to play 293
yards, and hit an even better
flip wedge to a tiny target on
an elevated green. McIlroy
holed a 15-foot birdie putt,
and he was on his way.
Woods stepped into a cactus

involved, the pieces fell into
place, although Lakers general
manager Mitch Kupchak said
he wasn't sure a deal would
happen 48 hours before things
actually got done.
“One of the things we needed
to do was we needed to get a
post presence, a guy who can
score on the low block, give
us size, rebounding, defense,”
said 76ers coach Doug Collins, in London working with
NBC as an analyst for Olympic basketball.
“We think that Andrew is one
of the top two NBA centers
in the league, so we're thrilled
about doing that. And we're sad
to lose Andre. He helped us win
a lot of games and in the two
years that I've been with him.”
Collins won't wait long to see
Iguodala in another uniform:
The Nuggets open the season
in Philadelphia on Oct. 31.
Philadelphia believes it would
have a chance to keep Bynum
long term, noting that he's a native of neighboring New Jersey.
“We've gotten bigger, we've
gotten stronger and we've
gotten more athletic than we
were at this time last year,”
76ers President Rod Thorn
said. “Andrew is the best
center in the East. Anytime
you have the best center, it's a
real plus. This is still a game
that big men are very, very
important in.”
For the Lakers to get Howard,
they needed to give up the
All-Star center — Bynum —
they've nurtured since he was
a 17-year-old draft pick.
“Andrew is a bright, hard-

working man who's going to
have a very successful and
productive NBA career. And
we wish him well in Philadelphia,” Kupchak said.
The Lakers already made one
splash in this offseason, getting
Steve Nash from Phoenix. So
they got better at point guard,
and did the same at center.
Now the Lakers may have a
roster that would rival the
NBA champion Miami Heat,
Western Conference champ
Oklahoma City and the rest of
the NBA's best.
“It's crazy. It hasn't really hit
me yet,” Howard said. “I'm just
happy to be here and I'm going
to make the best out of it.”
Howard entered last year as
the subject of trade rumors,
especially since he could have
opted out of his deal at season's
end and become a free agent.
He decided that he would
not exercise that option, then
found himself in another mess
in April when Van Gundy said
team officials told him that
Howard wanted him fired.
Howard denied it.
Ultimately, it didn't matter.
Van Gundy's gone, Smith is
gone, and now so is Howard.
“Sometimes, things don't
work out the way everyone
hopes, and I think that was
the case here,” Hennigan
said. “We tried to establish a
relationship with Dwight that
was built on interpersonal
exchanges. We always felt like
that may evolve in one direction or another.”
Turns out, that direction was
west.

BACK TO BACK GOLD FOR USA continued from pg 8
But the Spanish somehow lost
sight of James, and the game's
best player drove uncontested
and threw it down for a 99-91
lead with 2:48 left. After Marc
Gasol dunked, James dribbled
outside the circle with Marc
Gasol giving him just a bit too
much room, and James pulled
up for the 3 that made it 10293 with 1:59 to play.
Pau Gasol then was called for
an offensive foul on a pick,
and the Americans could
sense that it was over.
Gasol, who carried the flag
for Spain in the opening
ceremony, nearly carried his
country to its greatest Olympic
basketball glory, but had a big
miss inside with Spain down
by six about three minutes to
go, screaming out loud in frustration as he went back down
the court.
"I am disappointed, but on the
other side I'm very proud how
of the we competed, how we
played," Gasol said. "We fought
for 40 minutes. I am proud of
having another Olympic medal
around my neck.
"It's disappointing because I
thought we had our chance.
We were right there pretty
much the entire game. We let

them get away in the fourth
and we couldn't get back."
James and the Americans would
soon realize this one wasn't going to be all fun and games.
They used an 18-4 run to wipe
out their early five-point deficit and made seven 3-pointers
in the first quarter, yet led by
only eight points. Spain then
opened the second period
with a 12-2 burst, taking a
39-37 lead on a 3-pointer by
Sergio Rodriguez.
Both teams grew frustrated
with the officiating — Spain in
particular when Marc Gasol
was called for his fourth foul
while going for a rebound with
5:29 remaining in the first half.
The Spanish scored their final
seven points on free throws,
cutting the U.S. lead to 59-58.
"Of course we did. We
wouldn't be playing if we
didn't think we had a chance,"
Marc Gasol said. "Give them a
lot of credit. They made a lot
of shots — tough shots. They
have so many options, great
players and they made shots."
Size was always the Americans' biggest obstacle, and the
7-foot-1 Pau Gasol dominated
them to start the second half,

scoring Spain's first 13 points
to give them a 71-70 lead
at the midpoint of the third
quarter. Serge Ibaka at 6-10
also hurt the U.S. inside, and
the Americans led only 83-82
heading into the fourth.
Chris Paul's basket while
drawing a foul near the end
had Krzyzewski jumping for
joy in his final minutes as U.S.
national team coach. He said
even before joining Hank Iba
as the only coaches to lead the
U.S. to consecutive golds that
this would be his last game
— though USA Basketball
chairman Jerry Colangelo
promised to do his best sales
job to bring the respected
coach back.
He led a powerful performance in Britain, where
there is such little history
and awareness of basketball
that some basic rules were
explained during pregame announcements.
Now the British have seen the
game at its highest level.
"We came through from the
beginning of July and worked
hard for one goal and I'm glad
I accomplished it," Durant
said.

THE FUTURE OF THE BILLS continued from pg 9
Angeles Dodgers, said he
would leverage his experience
to find a way to keep the Bills
from leaving town.
“I am very much looking
forward to the opportunity to

collaborate closely with the
state of New York on an issue
that carries both emotional
and economic implications
among many residents,” Raij
said in a statement.

The state has a large stake in
keeping the Bills, because the
team is estimated to generate
between $15 million and $20
million in state taxes.

Spin of the shaft
will lessen impact
When the clubface moves away from
the ball at the start of your swing, it’s
in the process of opening (pointing to
the right of target for right-handers), and
this is perfectly correct. The face opens
naturally as a golfer’s body rotates during
the backswing.
If you don’t spin the shaft as you turn,
the clubface will stay square to whatever
path or arc the club is moving on. In
other words, your clubface will be open to
the target, but square to its path. This is a
key concept that improves impact.
Problems occur when you spin the
shaft during the takeaway so the face is
not only open to the target, it’s open to
its own path, a condition that causes the
ball to slice and hook, depending on the
compensation.
Insider Takeaway: Allow your clubface to open naturally due to body rotation, but do not rotate your forearms
during the takeaway.

Once you decide the ball flight
you want (straight, draw or fade),
you must put in place the combination of swing mechanics (what I call
swing strings) that will produce that
flight. The draw flies lower and is
more penetrating in the wind than
the other flight patterns. Also, it
goes farther after it lands, resulting
in more distance than the fade or
the straight ball.
Whatever else you do to produce a
draw, your clubface must be closed
to the clubhead’s path at impact.
How much depends on whether you
want a baby draw that starts out,
say, four yards to the right of target
and curves back to the flag, or a bigboy curve that borders on a hook.
On a correctly hit draw, the curve
occurs at the apex of the flight. The
numbers might look like this: To
curve the ball back to the target, your
clubhead path might be 8 degrees

EQUIPMENT

Correct grip size
gives best control
Using the correct grip size makes it
easier to control your swing, and that
will help you make a well-balanced and
well-timed energy transfer, the key to
both distance and direction. If the only
contact you have with the club is wrong,
you’re in trouble.
When the grip is too big, it retards hand
action, slowing the release with a tendency to cut the ball. When the grip is too
small, your hands have a tendency to get
flippy, resulting in a hook.
The best way to tell what size grips are
right for you is to use a Trackman launch
monitor and hit a variety of clubs with different grip sizes. If no high-tech monitors
are available, use your senses — sight and
feeling — to choose the best grip size.
The low-tech rule of thumb: When you
take your grip, the middle fingers of your
lead hand should lightly touch the palm
of your hand. If they don’t touch at all, the
grip is too big; if they dig into your palm,
then the grip is too small.

Hitting a draw, Dustin Johnson’s clubface is
shut at the top — it looks directly at the sky.
Notice also that his elbow is tucked to his
side, another characteristic of a draw string.

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inside-out ABOUT THE WRITER
to the target
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you a clubface that is 4 degrees closed to the
clubhead’s path, and that spells draw.
Here are the mechanics of the
draw string:
1. Aim to the right with your
body; aim clubface to target.
2. De-flare front foot.
3. Flare the back foot.
4. Place ball back in stance at address.
5. Clubface points to the sky at top
of swing.
6. Aggressive release.
7. Clubface points at the ground in
follow-through.

This is a full draw release, with the trail arm
fully extended in line with the shaft.

The rumors are flying that golf’s
governing bodies will soon ban
anchoring the putter to the body
except with the hands. This may
well put an end to a lot of careers,
including Bernhard Langer, Adam
Scott, Fred Couples and the current
British Open champion, Ernie Els.
If the powers that be succeed in
banning this anchoring technique,
they may not stop there. They
could also ban some other things
they don’t like: Gone could be John
Daly’s Loudmouth pants. It could be
the end of Ricky Fowler’s villainous
facial hair, and all hats would have
to be worn above the ears.
Phil Mickelson’s subcutaneous
adipose tissue could get the boot,
and for the good of the game, hackneyed phrases used by every tour
player (“I’m just going to play my
game”; “My plan is to play one shot
at a time”) could be edited out of interviews using tape delay.
In a final spasm of government
intervention, to protect the aesthetic nature of the game itself, Jim
Furyk’s entire swing may ruled out.

GOLF SPOKEN HERE

A lead
beater
Losing to an opponent because of handicap strokes,
aka “power of the pencil” or
“getting the lead out.”
The great Sam Snead made
it a policy never to give
strokes. He felt there was no
reason to give inferior players an adjustment; instead
of whining for strokes, they
should spend more time on
the practice range.

TEEING OFF

SCIENCE SAYS

Target blindness cost Furyk at Bridgestone

Go off the chart
to find best grip

Golf has been described as a combination of chess
and archery: analyzing, aiming and executing. But
what if you couldn’t physically see? How would you
hit your target?
Last Sunday at the Bridgestone Invitational, there
played out one of golf’s counterintuitive moments when
a seasoned tour veteran went target blind from five feet,
not because he couldn’t see the target, but because that
was all he could see. The explanation of how this happens
begins with the story of Mr. Straight Arrow.
Im Dong-hyun, a 26-year-old South Korean Olympian,
is one of the best archers in the world, but his eyesight is
so poor that, instead of seeing a clearly framed target, all
he sees are blobs of color. Still, some experts believe his
poor eyesight might be an advantage because it protects
him from the scourge of archers (and golfers) — what I
call target blindness.
Im has the target on his mental screen, so he knows
where the target is. Mario Scarzella, president of the
Italian Archery Federation, explained to The New York
Times: “An eye problem is not a big problem. It’s still
possible to shoot nicely. The mental part is more important than vision.”
At the Bridgestone, Jim Furyk went target blind after

staring at the line of his crucial final-hole putt for so
long that he, in effect, could no longer see it. Staring
amps up the importance of the situation, and when the
amps get too high, an electrical storm wipes the mental
screen clean. Furyk became the opposite of Im, who
couldn’t physically see the target, but who could see the
target mentally. Furyk, overwhelmed by distress, could
physically see the target, but mentally he drew a blank.
I have seen target blindness in almost all of my players, and as soon as they learn how to overcome it, they
take a huge step up on the performance curve.
In golf, you don’t even look at the target during the
swing, but you see the target through an after-image.
After you look away from the target, if you pay attention,
you can still “see” it, like a ghost on your internal screen.
Your “seeing cells,” once bathed in light reflected from
the target, continue to send information to your brain’s
visual center for a few seconds after the light has gone
out, and thus your faithful guide to the target is born.
The problem is that on crucial shots, most golfers
spend too much time looking at the ball and the afterimage slips away. Once you’re over the ball, the key is to
pull the trigger before the target disappears from your
mental screen.

In a study done at the famed Pinehurst
Golf Academy in North Carolina, Director of
Instruction Eric Alpenfels found that using
the standard fitting chart for grip size is not
the way to go. He showed that the correct grip
size is not directly related to the size of your
hands, but is related to how your grips feel
during the swing.
Using a Trackman radar tracking system
to study 24 golfers, Alpenfels found that after
comparing the quality of ball flight to grip
size, 92 percent of the subjects preferred a grip
size that was different than their chart-measured grip size.
“Determining grip size through standard
static fitting procedures isn’t a very good
predictor of the grip size that golfers prefer,”
Alpenfels concluded.
Insider Takeaway: Ditch the standard fitting charts in favor of hitting balls with various size grips until you find the right fit.

ASK THE PRO

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

“I don’t think of myself as a
public figure, and I guess this
makes me realize I still am.”
— David Duval, former No. 1 in the world, about
news reports of a bank foreclosure on his home
in a pricey Denver suburb. According to TMZ,
repayments on a $5.9 million loan have not been
made, so the bank is calling it in. So far this year
Duval has made only $26,696 on tour.

A ball in play must be marked to be moved
Q: This happened to me, and I need a ruling. I hit
my ball onto the green, marked it correctly, lifted
it and replaced it. Then I realized I didn’t have the
line on the ball right, so I replaced the ball so that
the line pointed at the hole. Then I picked up my
mark and went behind the ball to recheck the line.
It’s still misaimed, so I re-aimed it without changing the ball’s position.
My friend said that’s illegal, but the ball didn’t
change position; I just rotated it. Who is right? — C.B.
A: Your (ex?) friend is correct because as soon as you
picked up your mark, that ball was in play.

Rule 18-2b states: “When a player’s ball is in play, if
the player, his partner or either of their caddies lifts
or moves it, touches it purposely (except with a club
in the act of addressing it) or causes it to move except
as permitted by a Rule, the player incurs a penalty of
one stroke.”
Bottom line: Leave your ball marked until you’re
sure you’re done adjusting it. Then if you have to adjust its aim, re-mark it first.
(To Ask the Pro a question about golf, email him
at: pblion@aol.com.)

PART_TIME_WANTED
After
School Program has openings for part-time (17 hours
per week) Program Leaders
at Bush and Fletcher Elementary and Jeﬀerson and Washington Middle Schools. If you
enjoy working with children
we have the job for you!
Must have an Associates degree in child development or
a related ﬁeld or two years
experience working with
children under the age of 13
and High School diploma/
GED. Apply online at www.
jamestownafterschool.org
or stop by the YWCA Jamestown at 401 N. Main St.
Jamestown, NY to ﬁll out an
application. EOE

Fifteen years ago the
Bemus Bay Pops debuted
as a one-time symphony
concert on the roof of the
Italian Fisherman, viewable by boat only.
What began as a farewell
to summer developed
into a cultural and
economic engine making
Bemus Point the destination it is today - with
positive implications
for all of Chautauqua
County.
Pursing the goal to “bring
the arts to the people,”
Pops founder Dan Dalpra
saw the potential of the
beautiful lakeside venue
and has worked together
with a team of volunteers

and supporters, turning
a one-time Labor Day
event into a season long
concert series of worldclass musicians and free
family entertainment.
“We felt really good
about the fact that this
little program developed nine years ago (on
the floating stage) has
really developed into a

major destination for
the area,” says Dalpra.
With a growing number
of events appealing to a
wider range of audiences,
the Pops grew, allowing
it, according to Dalpra,
“to reach way beyond our
borders.”
According to the notfor-profit organization,
America for the Arts

based in Washington,
DC, the economic impact
of the Pops is around $12
million annually. Dalpra
says the organization,
which researches how the
arts are being used to address social, educational
and economic development in communities
across the country, uses
what it calls a “prosperity indicator,” to arrive
at the number. The $12
million is based on nine
questions including program costs, the numbers
of people employed,
population and estimated
attendance.
Dalpra says approximate-

a lot of people plan
their vacation around
our schedule, and their
favorite performers.”
Because of that, the Pops
has brought back many
of its popular acts, says
Dalpra. “Over the years
we’ve gotten more people
coming back, telling us
what a wonderful time
they’ve had.”
It is when visitors return
to the area a second or
third time, Dalpra says
“they discover all that
our area has to offer - the
wineries, golf courses, there is whole mixture of
activities going on.” “For
every 100 people who at-

ly 1,500- 2,000 people
attend the Pops weekend performances. For
special events, such as the
recent fundraiser held for
Crèche and WCA Hospital, there were between
4-5,000, not including
those in boats who take
in the entertainment on
the water.
“We’ve discovered that

tend a concert, each goes
back home and tells ten
more.” And those visitors
end up supporting a host
of other local businesses;
something Dalpra calls
the “trickle-down” effect.
Chautauqua County
Visitors Bureau Executive
Director Andrew Nixon
says the Pops “makes our
area more appealing,” and

Bemus Point “an activity
center” and “top choice”
in terms of where people
will go, but adds the impact is felt in other parts
of the lake as well.
According to Nixon total
tourism dollars spent
in Chautauqua County
range from $170-190
million annually. That
includes direct spending on such things as
lodging, entertainment,
amusement, food, beverages and transportation.
Another $40 million is
spent on what he refers
to as “ancillary” servicescontractors and landscapers, linen services
and other businesses not
directly related to, but
positively impacted by
tourism.
In addition to visitors,
local residents have also
embraced the Pops.
Especially popular is
Chautauqua Lake Idol
and Lake Night at the
Movies. “Idol,” co-sponsored by SE-93 is called
“ingenious” by Nixon, for
its ability to attract local
people including contestants and their friends
and relatives.
In addition to its economic and cultural benefits, the Pops, a 501 (c) 3
organization, has begun
to partner with other
not-for-profits, such as
Crèche and WCA hospital, and businesses like
Ed Shults Auto Group
to raise funds for their
causes and in the case of
M& T Bank, to bring free
movies to the lake.
“That’s a model we can all
wrap our arms around,
says Dalpra.” We have a
gem…these are assets we
should be merging.”

China Grove, a top-shelf
tribute to The Doobie
Brothers, comes to the
Bemus Bay Pops concert
series on Saturday, Aug.
18 at 8 p.m. Hailing from
the Tampa Bay area,
China Grove’s repertoire
spans the many decades
and styles of the legendary
California group. From

the rockin’ sounds of
“China Grove” to the jazzy
“Takin’ it to the Street,”
to the Grammy award
winning pop of “What a
Fool Believes,” this group
blazes through a sizzling
set of memory-jarring
classic hits and album cuts
with stunning accuracy
and passion. Let’s just say

these guys “bring it!”
Led by vocalist/guitarist
Todd Plant, who fronted
a band featuring Doobie
Brothers alumni Chet
McCracken, the late Cornelius Bumpus and the
late Dave Shogren, doing
the hits of the Doobies all
across America. He’s also

worked with members of
Chicago, Kansas, and Blue
Oyster Cult.
The rest of China Grove
have played with the likes
of Firefall, The Marshall
Tucker Band, The Charlie
Daniels Band, Rick Derringer, Vince Gill, Pat
Travers, Molly Hatchett,

ONE: U2 Tribute Show Performs Aug. 19
Fans of Bono and U2 won’t
want to miss ONE, Sunday, Aug. 19, at 2:30 p.m.
at the Bemus Bay Pops.
ONE: A Celebration of
U2 has crafted their stage
show to bring the music
and spirit of their favorite
band to U2 fans everywhere. Playing music
from throughout U2’s
vast catalogue and incor-

porating an innovative
video show, the members
of ONE are dedicated to
recreating the sights and
sounds of U2 live.
ONE: A Celebration of
U2 began performing U2
tribute shows in 2005 all
over the Midwest under
the name “The U-2 Incident.” In 2009 the band
decided to “restart and

reboot” themselves by
changing their name and
refocusing their purpose.
Now entering their fourth
decade together, U2 has
sold millions of albums
worldwide that have so far
yielded over 20 Grammies. U2 was inducted
into the Rock and Roll
Hall of Fame in 2004.
Currently, U2 continue

to push the bounds of
popular music with their
innovative new album
“No Line on the Horizon”
and their record-breaking
U2360 tour. 2010 promises to be the biggest year
yet for U2.
The members of ONE
admire more than just the
music and longevity of U2.
They also admire the dif-

ference the members of U2
have tried to make in the
world. Specifically speaking, Bono is one of the
key founders of the “one”
campaign. According to
their website, ”ONE.org
is a grassroots campaign
and advocacy organization backed by more than
2 million people who are
committed to the fight
against extreme poverty

Don’t miss Serpentine Fire
on the DFT Floating Stage,
Saturday, Aug. 25 at 8 p.m. – a
tribute show unlike any others.
Not only is this a tribute to the
sound of Earth, Wind and Fire
but the show includes great
choreography, and focuses on
recreating the stage presence of
the original.
This inspirational and gifted
group of musicians – four
brass, two keyboards, percussion, guitar bass and drums –
plus two extraordinary singers
have recreated to perfection the
hits and album tracks of Earth
Wind and Fire.
Let your ears be the judge as

the hits roll out – “September,”
“After the Love has Gone,”
“Boogie Wonderland,” “Jupiter
”Serpentine Fire” and many
more.
These musicians are amongst
the UK‘s most in demand
performers and are continually working with the finest
talents. They have recently
performed or recorded with
Stevie Wonder, Sting, Michael
Jackson, Robbie Williams,
Quincy Jones, Herbie Hancock,
Pet Shop Boys, Heather Small,
Eric Clapton, George Benson,
Lemar, and Peter Gabriel.
In 2005 Maurice White, singer,
songwriter and founder of

Earth Wind and Fire personally
invited Serpentine Fire’s singer,
Tommy Blaize, to perform on
his latest album.
Called “the real deal,” Serpentine Fire is also credited as one
of the most colorfully dressed
bands on the tribute circuit.
Bring together a horn section
beyond compare, musicians
with a firm grounding in R&B,
soul and gospel, soaring vocals
and more energy than a room
of first graders and you have
the perfect show band to recapture the essence of Earth, Wind
and Fire. Come & Let’s Groove
Tonight!

Bruce Springsteen Tribute “Jersey” Returns on Aug. 26
Fans of Bruce Springsteen and
the East Street Band won’t
want to miss Jersey on Sunday,
Aug. 26 on the DFT Floating
Stage. Jersey takes great pride
in sharing the music that means
so much to Boss fans. Each
Jersey performance is dedicated
to recreating the energy and
excitement of a live Springsteen
concert.
Now in it’s fourth year, the band
has performed at many of the
region’s magnificent venues.
Last year was Jersey’s first visit
to the Bemus Bay Pops. According to publicist David Shoop,
band members fell in love with
the Bemus area and have been
looking forward to returning.
Like the early days of the East
Street band, Jersey is made up
of seven musicians. All music is “live” with the use of no

recorded tracks. Shoop says the
band’s song list focuses on earlier Springsteen music through
the album “Born in the USA”.
“We have found the music of
Bruce Springsteen and the East
Street Band remains a powerful
force and a big part of so many
people’s lives, says Shoop. “At
shows we always meet people
who have seen Bruce dozens
of times and we enjoy hearing
their concert stories and experiences.”
“We are proud that so many
fans of ‘the Boss’ are so enthusiastic about our shows. It means
so much that they appreciate
the tribute to the music we
love.”
For more information on the
band, or to view videos and
pictures, visit www.jerseytribute.com.

Jamestown Regional Celtic Festival and Gathering of the Clans
Q: What is the Jamestown
Regional Celtic Festival?
A: The festival is the gathering
of the clans, bagpipe bands,
Celtic Bands and Celtic dancers.

Q: How long has the festival
been celebrated and what is
its history?
A: The original idea of the
festival came in 2005 after
the 96th Highlanders Pipes &
Drums of Jamestown played at
the Amherst Scottish Festival.
The band returned and decided
that Jamestown could have a
festival like Amherst’s. After a
year of planning, 2006 marked
the birth of the Jamestown
Regional Celtic Festival at the
J.C.C. campus, where it was
held for four years before moving to Mayville Lakeside Park
in 2010. Between the atmo-

sphere of the lake and Lakeside
Park, and the help from the village of Mayville, the committee
decided to keep the festival in
Mayville.

Q: What is the gathering of
the “clans?”
A: The gathering of the “clans”
is the coming together of
families of the Celtic heritage
to help the public track their
ancestry and genealogy. This
year we hope to have 20 clans
representing families of Scottish and Irish descent.

Q: What are some of the
events this year?
There are nine Pipe Bands from
Canada, Ohio, Pennsylvania,
and New York, each playing
20-minute individual concerts,
as well as two “massed” band
events.
Seven Celtic music groups will

be performing in three different locations throughout the
festival arena. One is Charlie
Zahm, a national maritime
singer from Coatesville, PA.
Also featured will be the Buffalo Heavies Kilted Throwers
Club who will be running
our Scottish Highland Games
featuring 20 Athletes - men
and women from Ny, Pa and
Canada most of whom are
world class in their divisions
will be competing in nine venues including the more popular
caber toss.
We are also featuring a kids’
corner where children can
experience some of the same
events as the heavy athletes.
We’ll have a couple of fake
cabers for the kids to toss and
a beanbag toss with possibility
of a mini put-put course. All
children who participate will
receive medallions

Last but important to any Celtic Festival is the Beer & Wine
Garden where three Celtic
Bands will be performing.

Q: What are some of the
unique athletic competitions?
A: Starting on 10 a.m. on
Saturday there will be nine
events including the 16 and
22 lb. stone throw, the heavy
hammer for distance, the 28 lb.
and 42 lb. weight for distance,
the sheaf toss for height, the
weight toss for height and the
caber toss.

If people have never seen these
events they really should come
to the festival to see these
World Class Athletes from the
Buffalo Heavies Compete.

Q: Where and when is the
festival?
A: The 7th Annual Jamestown
Regional Celtic Festival and
Gathering of the Clans will be
held at the Lakeside Park in
Mayville on Friday, August 24
from 6-10 p.m. and Saturday,
August 25 from 9 a.m.-10 p.m.

Sean Patrick McGraw Headlines Pops ‘Brewfest,’ Thursday, Aug. 30
In a Pops special event,
favorite local cowboy Sean
Patrick McGraw headlines the annual brewfest
and craft beer festival on
Thursday, Aug. 30 at 6:30
p.m. on the DFT Floating Stage. Fans of country
music and the Pops won’t
want to miss this “got to
be there” event.
McGraw, a Dunkirk native, is a former Nashville
Star semi-finalist and
has been touring since
“Dollar A’int Worth A
selection for their “Who
the 2005 release of his
to Watch in 2010” feature. Dime,” “My So-called
CD “Songs for Saturday
Later that month, McGraw Life,” and “Git Your CowNight.” During the sumboy On.”
joined Eric Church and
mer of 2009, he made his
Josh Thompson for the
The evening will also feature
national television debut
Jäger tour, opening six
beer from the Southern Tier
on “Jimmy Kimmel Live”
dates in cities such as
Brewing Company, Ellicotand opened several dates
Clifton Park, New York,
tville Brewing Company
for Toby Keith and Trace
Boston, Massachusetts and and Michelob Brewing
Adkins on America’s
Nashville, Tennessee. In
Company. The ticket price
Toughest Tour, garnering June 2010, Sean Patrick
includes a tasting of craft
great reviews as well as
McGraw took part in
beers, dogs, brawts and
expanding his dedicated
Nashville’s annual CMA
more! What a great way to
fan base.
Music Festival.
spend an evening and help
In 2010, he was published His singles have included keep the POPS afloat.
in Country Weekly, as a

Pam Tillis & the BBP Symphonic Orchestra

Join the Bemus Bay Pops
for the event of the summer! Closing the 2012
Season is CMA Female
Vocalist of the Year, Pam
Tillis, performing her
amazing award-winning
show along with the Bemus Bay Pops.
One of Country Music’s
brightest stars, Pam will
grace The DFT Floating
Stage for an unforgettable
evening of her number
one hits! Teamed with
the talented world-class
musicians of the Bemus
Bay Pops Symphonic Orchestra, along with special
guest appearances by Steve
Swanson, Helen Welch
and the Chautauqua Lake

Labor Day Finale, Sept. 2

1990, she has charted
more than 30 singles on
the Billboard country
charts, including “Maybe
It Was Memphis” and
“Mi Vida Loca.” In 2000,
she was inducted into the
Grand Ole Opry, seven
years before her father,
Mel Tillis, received recognition from the famed
establishment.
Idol, this will surely be a
Tillis released her Greatest
night to remember and a
wonderful way to celebrate Hits in 1997 and earned
the 2012 Summer Concert a Grammy nomination
for its first single, “All the
Season!
Good Ones Are Gone.”
Tillis is the winner of three This year, she has teamed
Country Music Associaup with Lorrie Morgan,
tion awards, two Grammy another country music
awards and an Internasensation for the ‘Grits
tional Bluegrass Music
and Glamour’ Tour.
Association award. Since

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